don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that's the way it is; such is life
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sorry; excuse me; thank you
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
had better ...; had better not ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
such; this sort of; like this
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
clearing one's throat; cough
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me