amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
all times and places; all ages and countries
storehouse; warehouse; godown
naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
preface; introduction; preamble
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
talk; recital; narration; topic
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
called; known as; that; to say
innumerable changes; infinite variety
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)