with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
even though; despite; when
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
myself; yourself; I; me; you
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
heir; inheritor; successor
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately