language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
rather than; more ... than ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
last night; yesterday evening
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
arrest; apprehension; capture
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
I see; that's right; indeed
appearance; figure; shape; form
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to be reflected in a mirror
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that