practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
such; this sort of; like this
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
near oneself; close to one; familiar
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
and yet; though; when; in spite of
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
birth; creation; formation
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to pass (of time); to elapse
living in obscurity; lying low; remaining unnoticed
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to