society; the world; the times
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
really; truly; indeed; good grief
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
shall ...; to assume; to suppose