the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
and; thereupon; because of that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
two persons; two people; pair; couple
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
beginning; outset; first; onset
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
please (give me); please (do for me)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)