notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects
knowing; (an) acquaintance
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
three; three years of age
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
all; entire; whole; altogether
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
how; in what way; how about
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
than; from; out of; except; but; more
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
nice; likeable; desirable
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely