to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in history; ever; historical
woman; female; feminine gender
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
master; teacher; stable master
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
influence; effect; impact
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more