place; position; location; position; standing; status
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
unexpected result; upset; surprise
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to be overcome with emotion
cold northerly winter wind from the Rokko Mountains
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
winner; victor; conqueror
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to increase; to add to; to augment
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
100,000; hundred thousand
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
deceased; late; dead; departed
all present; all concerned; all of us
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
and then; and so; and; so then
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
final day of a performance; closing date; final show; final day of a tournament
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)