companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
and then; and so; and; so then
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
such; this sort of; like this
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(paper) cord for tying the hair
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect