nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
rather; sooner; preferably
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
chance (of success); odds
the same; the said; likewise
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
proposal; proposition; suggestion
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
parting; separation; farewell
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
war; battle; match; game; competition
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)