opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
fate; destiny; predestination
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
wish; desire; request; prayer
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
long time; several hours; long spell
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)