the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
solid; substantial; substantive
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
devil; evil spirit; genie
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
god of death; death deity; Death
three; three years of age
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
proposal; proposition; suggestion
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
one thin flat object; one sheet
game arcade; video arcade
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation