to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
hidden meaning; symbolism; moral (of a story); allegorical meaning
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to listen again; to ask again
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
handy; convenient; simple; narrow-gauge railway; light railway
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
nth district of a town; nth city block
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
entanglement; clinging affection; involvement
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
genius; prodigy; natural gift
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
from now; from this moment; henceforth
same; similar; (just) like; equal
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk