to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
counter for rules; rule; regulation
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
distinction; differentiation; classification
useless; vain; aimless; idle
libertine; man of pleasure
lovers' suicide; double suicide
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
despair; desperation; abandonment
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
piercing through; penetrating; perforating; persisting; sticking (e.g. to beliefs)
mutation; change; vicissitude
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
intensive zazen meditation on a subject; (lit.) knocking all into one
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
separation; farewell; parting
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
capable; able; talented; promising
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori