what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
it is not (like that) either
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in that way; thus; so; so?
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
height (of body); stature
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
while; even though; despite
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
index finger; forefinger; second toe
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
considerably; greatly; a lot
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
considerably; fairly; quite
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry