ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; modification; qualification
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to read (a book, etc.) over again
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
middle period; medium-term
prose with a poetic haiku flavor (flavour)
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
change in appearance; transformation
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence