son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to wheeze; to breathe with difficulty; to gasp
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
in a day; in a brief space of time
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
revelry; tumultuous party; wild party; uproarious banquet
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be worried; to be troubled
this and that; one thing or another
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through