sound (of a sentence); euphony
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to ask a high price; to overcharge
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason