condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
episode; anecdote; vignette
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
generation; the world; the age
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to perceive; to understand
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
naturally; of course; understandably
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
of course; certainly; naturally
programme; program; plans; arrangements
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
a long time ago; in those days
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
down-market; popular; mass-market
Matsumoto Seichou (1909.12.21-1992.8.4)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly