already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
stairs; stairway; staircase
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
to join together; to combine; to join up
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
briskly; quickly; promptly
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
twice; again; second time
depending on; dependent on
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
transfer student; student changing schools
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)