to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
one by one; one at a time; in turn
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to use all one's strength (ability)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
war; battle; match; game; competition
lack of information; data deficiency
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to eke out a living; to barely manage to get by
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
for a while; for some time; for a period
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
the passive; passive voice
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
small profits and quick returns
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish