pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
pleased; obliged; appreciative
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be in complete attendance
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
one's share; one's portion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
person of letters; literary person
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
thought; idea; conception
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
whispering into a person's ear