there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
base on balls; walk; pass
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
until now; so far; up to the present
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
match; game; bout; contest
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style