major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to provide; to arrange; to install
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
only recently; just of late
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to shake one's head (in denial)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
marriage proposal; courtship