noun:

• background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare

noun:

• coach without a special assignment within the Sumo Association - Sumo term

noun:

• salt thrown to purify the ring before a bout - Sumo term

noun:

• a row of training matches with the same opponent - Sumo term

noun:

• exhibition match held at a wrestler's retirement ceremony - Sumo term

noun:

• opening ceremony for the new ring in a stable - Sumo term

noun:

• dicing (e.g. cutting up of a microchip wafer)

expression:

• quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

noun:

• punishing a crime to make an example for others - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• reading carefully with appreciation; giving (something) a careful perusal - four character idiom

noun:

• not sparing one's life for a worthy cause - four character idiom

expression:

• with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

noun:

• sumo wrestler with a big belly - Sumo term ➜ ソップ形

noun:

• a series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha

~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• (a person with) strong moral fiber (backbone, determination) - four character idiom

noun:

• great sensation; taking something by storm; making a splash - four character idiom

expression:

• This world is uncertain (cruel) like a burning house - four character idiom

noun / ~する noun:

• discussion (argument) becoming heated; debate being in a ferment - four character idiom

noun:

• Deva king; fierce guardian god (at a temple gate) - four character idiom - Buddhism term

noun:

• closely examining (questioning) the concrete circumstances of a crime - four character idiom

noun:

• a question of whether or not someone should resign - four character idiom

noun:

• unqualified (incompetent) person; square peg in a round hole - four character idiom

noun:

• horizontal structural members (beams, girders, etc.) of a building

noun / ~する noun:

• closing (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.)

~の noun:

• a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands