purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
just; fair; proper; reasonable
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
rather; better; instead; if anything
in comparison to; rather than
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
personal (employee); employed; retained
long military service; having experienced many battles
tradition; legend; folklore
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
meaning; significance; sense
growth period (in children)
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)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
fund-raising tournaments of Edo period
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
overall victory; championship
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow