United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
go that far; to that extent
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to chase; to run after; to pursue
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall; vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition