dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
pending question; unresolved problem
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to wring the neck; to strangle
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
moving; touching; stirring
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
by sheer strength; by brute force
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
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)
mountain road; mountain trail
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
riverside; edge of a river
expected value; expectation value; expectation
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
whichever one chooses; either way
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
possession; occupation; occupancy
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant