but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
counter for generations; epoch
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
mountain climbing; mountaineering
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
libertine; man of pleasure
lovers' suicide; double suicide
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
steel sword; iron sword; type of iron sword associated with the latter half of the Kofun period