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)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
really; truly; indeed; good grief
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
to increase; to add to; to augment
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to say; to be called; to do
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost