rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
but; however; even though; even if
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
flaring up; bursting into flames
(in) the air; midair; sky
pale fiery light seen in fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus; elf-fire; fen-fire
to flare up; to burst into flames
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
surroundings; environs; circumference
scenery; scene; landscape
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
for example; for instance; e.g.
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
being completely naked; (in) one's birthday suit
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint