to make merry; to be festive
imposing stance; daunting pose
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
sense of smell; olfaction
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
largest ever; biggest; record
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
capacity; volume; capacitance
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly