to pass (of time); to elapse
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
first thing in the morning
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to talk; to chat; to chatter
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
digital versatile disc; DVD
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
program (e.g. TV); programme
to speak; to say; to vocalize
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
sports ground; sports oval
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)