to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
to rebuild; to reconstruct
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
major earthquake; large earthquake
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
earthquake resistance standards
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
name; given name; first name
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
while; during; while; although; all; both
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to gather; to collect; to assemble
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
how many people; a number of people
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light