(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
process; course; mechanism
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
waking; waking up; awakening
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
world; society; people; the public
The Monkey and the Crab (folktale); The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab; Saru Kani Gassen
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
defeating in an instant; instant kill
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
hoge (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
natto (fermented soybeans)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
preparation; arrangements
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
quarrel; dispute; argument
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)