very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
study; research; investigation
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
don't you think?; indicates question
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
fetching balls (tennis, baseball, etc.); ball boy
jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC