reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
younger scholar; future reference
genuine article; real thing; real deal
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to have an eye on; to zero in on
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
item; something that one "just has to have"
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
at least; at most; (even) just
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself