rakugo story teller; comic story teller
really; truly; indeed; good grief
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
senior; veteran; old-timer
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
unfortunately; regrettably
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
everywhere in the capital (e.g. Tokyo); everyone in the capital
upper; upward; outer; surface; top