to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
murder; killing; murderer
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
entreaty; supplication; petition
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
god of marriage; matchmaker
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
marrying to become a housewife; (lit.) permanent employment (once one becomes a housewife)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
having children; attempting to conceive
os uteri; cervical os; orifice of the uterus
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees