to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate