elegance; taste; refinement
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
one thin flat object; one sheet
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
university of arts; arts college
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
pull; patronage; tug; discount
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
paper towel (esp. for drying one's hands); paper hand towel
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
"Helping Hands" comedy performance; performance in which one person wears a haori on their shoulders, while another person behind them puts their arms through the sleeves of the haori and feeds the person in front
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated