attack; assault; attempt; try
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to continue to work; to work away (at)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
one of these days; before very long; in the near future
every person; each one; everybody
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to become attached; to begin to love
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
moisture; humidity; dampness
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
three days and three nights
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
cooperation; coordination; link
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card