thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
ahead; before; the future
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
good performance; good work; great success
to talk; to chat; to chatter
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
only; merely; but; no more than
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago