diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Home Ministry Police Affairs Bureau (1876-1947)
in view of the present situation
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
chatting without a break; talking without pause; amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
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)
early-modern men's jacket resembling a haori; ten virtues; many merits
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to sew up; to sew together
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
chat; desultory conversation
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
military physician or surgeon
to provide; to arrange; to install
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
entertainment; performance
sick and wounded soldiers