language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
last night; yesterday evening
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
arrest; apprehension; capture
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
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 receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
I see; that's right; indeed
appearance; figure; shape; form
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be reflected in a mirror
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)