(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
how long; how much; to what extent
how many years; how long; what year
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
one's share; one's portion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
with a friendly grin; smilingly
bank; banking institution
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
company president; manager; director
military personnel; soldier
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
young owner; young proprietor
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)