comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
(necessary) personnel; required person
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
planning; plan; project; arrangements
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
collection of short stories; collected short stories
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)