to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to hand over; to surrender
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life