popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
script; libretto; scenario
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
all; entire; whole; altogether
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
hostility; antagonism; opposition
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
man; male; masculine gender