main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
than; from; out of; except; but; more
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
something; something or other; something something
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
suffix for familiar person
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be found; to be discovered
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff