sensitivity; susceptibility
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
almost every day; almost daily
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
association of like-minded people
one by one; one after another; successively