elucidation; explicit statement; specification
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
at that time; in those days
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
calm; composed; leisurely
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
same family (race, tribe)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
of course; certainly; naturally
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
research; study; investigation
to temper thoroughly; to train well
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)