head over heels; madly (in love)
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall; vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)
fellow pupil (apprentice)
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
about here; in this neighborhood
price of fame; penalty of greatness
how many times; how often
older sister; elder sister
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
chat; desultory conversation
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
inari and maki sushi served together
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
goodbye; farewell; so long
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
irritation; annoyance; frustration
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother