sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
shame; disgrace; (sexual) violation; rape
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
conviction; belief; confidence
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
role; part; job; assignment
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
large amount of money; great cost
dirty work; unpleasant task
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
accursed; damned; blasted
respiratory tract; air duct
pressure; oppression; suppression
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward