side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
belatedly; though a little too late
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to stay (at); to stop (at)
average; ordinary; normal
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
individual; one by one; separate; each
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
absence; disregard; indifference
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
experience; history; record; career
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to be conspicuous; to stand out
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit