main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to boost; to force up; to push up
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
connection; link (on a web page)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
losing the means of livelihood
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
very popular; highly favoured
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
account book; register; ledger
recently; lately; these days
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)