elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to talk; to chat; to chatter
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...