to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
one's share; one's portion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
with a friendly grin; smilingly
bank; banking institution
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
company president; manager; director
military personnel; soldier
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
young owner; young proprietor
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
usurer; usury; loansharking
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family