to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
maid; helper; help; assistance
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
impression given by a painting or image
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
sympathy; compassion; pity
to collect; to assemble; to gather
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
as if nothing had happened
to be photographed; to be projected
quick work; (clever) feat
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
right (to do something); authority; power
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to encamp; to take up positions
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to be damaged; to receive damage
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health