warm soba noodles (esp. for dipping, either served after being boiled, or cooled and then rewarmed)
Degawa Tetsurou (1964.2.13-)
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
does not match (one's, its) appearance
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
suplex (throw in pro wrestling)
fetching balls (tennis, baseball, etc.); ball boy
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
altitude sickness; mountain sickness
obi; kimono sash; band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
provisional club enrolment (school, etc.); trial period in a club
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
admission ticket for an examination
campus life; student life; life as a university student
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
party; social event; get-together; compa (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
debut work; one's first work
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
to draw back; to leave (the area)