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
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
trivia; snippet of knowledge
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
residing; living; dwelling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
area; region; district; locality
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
number of times; frequency; count
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
Yokoyama Takashi (1948.10.6-)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
Yokoyama Yasushi (1944.3.18-1996.1.21)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location