comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
worldly desires or ambitions
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
condition; figure; appearance; voice
technique; art; skill; move
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
married woman; woman; lady
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
directory or book of numbers (e.g. telephone nos)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
together; mutually; fellow
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant