author; writer; novelist; artist
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to be at a loss for words
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
hard struggle; strenuous effort
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
restoration; repair; mending
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
falling of the curtain; coming to an end
keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)
food and drink; eating and drinking
god of death; death deity; Death
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
as if nothing had happened
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees