professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
so; like this; in this way
good feeling; feeling good
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat