to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
joining a club as a trial
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
alternation of generations
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
password; watchword; motto; slogan
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
distrust of (other) human beings
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
verbalizing; putting into words
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
next year; next fiscal year
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
observation; survey; watching
comparatively; relatively