main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces
signal (sound); starting gun signal
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky
illegal donation; secret contribution
intellectual-type gangster
to frolic about; to mess around
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
April Fools' Day; April fool
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
plenary session; regular session
(positive) economic effect
review (of learned material); revision
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
... and eastward; east of
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)