dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
Que Sera, Sera (song title); Whatever Will Be, Will Be
camera shop; camera store
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
young owner; young proprietor
autumn, season of good appetite
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
peerless; unequalled; unequaled
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
to manifest itself; to manifest oneself
usurer; usury; loansharking
apologies for the crude food
to get narrower; to contract
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
expulsion; excommunication
weird; strange; mysterious
secret technique; secret art
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
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
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush