to be prolonged; to drag on
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
no!; no no!; no, not at all
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
special; particular; peculiar; unique
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
preference; priority; precedence
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
all present; all concerned; all of us
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish