television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
program (e.g. TV); programme
study; research; investigation
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
trivia; snippet of knowledge
only recently; just of late
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
mature woman; middle-aged woman
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
because of; owing to; due to
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
and then; and so; and; so then