stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; phonetic loan character; loangraph
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
rivers and mountains; landscape
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
hating; strongly disliking
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
same; similar; (just) like; equal
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
entry; going into; approach
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects
in succession; one by one
small attendance; poor house
liquor consumed in a teahouse