bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
how; in what way; how about
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be helpful; to be useful
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
tendency; trend; inclination
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to ask; to enquire; to query
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
honorific/polite/humble prefix
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)