to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to look down over; to look down on
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
recreation; diversion; relaxation
tedious complaints; continual moaning
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
summery mountain; mountain that is often climbed in summer
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
future (usually near); prospects
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
counter for generations; epoch
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
mountain climbing; mountaineering
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation