to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
now; the present time; just now; another; more
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
now that; since; so long as; because
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount; stuffing; mounting
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
penalty; sentence; punishment
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!