rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
hertz (unit of frequency); Hz; heart
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
physical condition; state of health
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
cardiac tamponade; pericardial tamponade
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
interview (with a doctor); history taking
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
call; summons; convening; convocation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole