to come off; to slip down; to slip off
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
complete works; complete collection; complete series
just because; even if; even though
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
at once; immediately; right now
such a thing; something like that
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in