incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
disinheritance; disowning
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
inside; interior; inner part
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
consequence; outcome; result; blame
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
moderate; proper; just right
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass