main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
heir; inheritor; successor
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
flight; desertion; escape
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
very interesting; of great interest
hurray; hooray; go!; you can do it!
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of