net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
(period of) a year; during an era
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
adherent; devotee; believer
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
in succession; one by one
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
nervous disorder; neurosis
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than