nothing but; none other than
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to repeat; to do something over again
while; during; while; although; all; both
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
this world; this life; world of the living
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to be born; to come into the world
(some) more; even more; longer; further
self-torturing; masochistic
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that