counter for wheels and flowers
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
association; society; organization; organisation
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
how; in what way; how about; questionable
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
forcibly; against one's will
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement