cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
indeed; really; truly; very much
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
funny story; funny anecdote
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to continue to do; to persist in doing
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
because of; owing to; due to
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
(the art of) storytelling
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque