to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
Tatekawa Danshi (1936.11-)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
many; numerous; various; large number of
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
headlock (wrestling move)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
grasp; catch; understanding
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
inside; interior; inner part
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
Michitsuna , (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)