to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
genuine; authentic; true; real
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to speak ill of; to disparage
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
sign of remorse; indication of regret
way one walks; one's walk
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
sincere; earnest; serious
to move forward; to move on
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
waste of effort; thankless task
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated