matchless; unequalled; unequaled
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
talk; recital; narration; topic
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
explanation; interpretation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
innumerable changes; infinite variety
secret art; the mysteries
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)