when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
setting aside; leaving to one side
now; the present time; just now; another; more
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
very great; enormous; serious
adds force or indicates command
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to close (one's eyes); to shut
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
generation; the world; the age
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
war; fighting; fierce competition
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
unless one ...; if one does not ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey