yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
thick; fat; chubby; hefty; plump
chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
(only) one option; one possible choice
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
script (for a TV show, film, etc.); script (printed type imitating handwriting); script
terrible (video) game; crappy game; rubbish game
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
participatory; participating; hands-on
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
later on; eventually; afterwards
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
back street; back alley; off-street
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
to be greedy; to devour greedily
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
let's not say (such things) to each other