liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
kimono fabrics shop; draper
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
cee-lo (dice gambling game)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
master; teacher; stable master
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally