Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
sour cocktail (oft. carbonated); sour (taste)
all you can drink; bottomless cup
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
match; game; bout; contest
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to increase; to add to; to augment
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
beginning; outset; first; onset
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
Japan's best; number one in Japan
killing two birds with one stone
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case