something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
female hairdresser; coiffeuse
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
anonymity; using an assumed name
notice; attention; observation
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
start; beginning; first step; clue
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman