Vocabulary

sudden, wide-spread drop in prices

days of the month ending in 5 or 0 (when payments are often due)

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag)

reporter assigned to cover a particular person in order to get the most up-to-date information; beat reporter

to need; to call for; to require

to be made angry; to fly into a rage

to bring into existence; to make be; to let be

whoever

whatever; no matter what

however; whatever

wherever

mortgage arrangements

probably

black (i.e. African-American) soldier; buffalo soldier

to assist; to help out

(penalty of) imprisonment

linear interpolation; straight-line interpolation

bristle worm; polychaete

bristle worm; polychaete

to be reliable

to rely on

to be dependable; to be reliable

emergency bag; survival kit

comparison of strength; contest of strength

arm

to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi

clapping with wooden clappers (to signal the beginning or end of a performance)

Asian elephant; Indian elephant

site of a bloody battle

escapee; fugitive

plant having four leaves on one stalk

women appear the most beautiful when viewed from afar, in the dark, or when wearing a bamboo hat; seeing less is more

battling to knock away the hands of one's opponent, in order to achieve an advantageous position

official names associated with coaching licenses (105 permanent and heritable, plus those issued to select yokozuna for a single generation)

to hold (something) reverently with both hands

well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances

to master something (through personal experience)

holiday traffic congestion caused by people travelling to their hometowns en masse

artificial food (fabricated to resemble rare or expensive foods)

complete loss of face