rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
match; game; bout; contest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
since when; from when; how long
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
as (for); for; in the capacity of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to feel; to sense; to experience
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much