main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
pine needle; small gift; souvenir
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to pile up; to accumulate
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
reopening; resumption; restarting
lucky seventh (inning); seventh-inning stretch
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
dried stiff (esp. of something sticky)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
what time; (lit.) which hour
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
second (unit of time); arc second
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
understood; I see; OK; present; here
in succession; one by one
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
coin toss; coin flipping; toss of a coin
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
literally; to the letter; literal
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
with these words; while saying
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins