money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
Kanou Jigorou (1860.12.10-1938.5.4)
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall; vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor
appendicitis; typhlitis; cecitis
to be shot dead by an assassin
milk bar; small shop selling milk, sweets, snacks, limited foodstuffs, etc.
change; metamorphosis; transformation
(Edo-period) head of a prisoners' group
there being no backing out; gone too far to retreat
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
(paper) cord for tying the hair
Jugemu (Japanese folktale)
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
evening; last night; yesterday evening
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
postgraduate course; graduate course
International Olympic Committee; IOC; Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; IOC; input-output controller; IOC