name; given name; first name
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
serious; not joking; straight
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
now that; since; so long as; because
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
how; in what way; how about
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum