rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
second generation; second; junior
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
younger people; future generations
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
contradiction; inconsistency
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
in a little bit; after a short while
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
rematch (after an earlier loss)
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
start of work; commencement; opening
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
corridor; hallway; passageway
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
nice; likeable; desirable
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible