greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
gushing; overflowing; everlasting; unfailing; endless
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
one end; an end; part; fragment
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
right behind; just behind; directly behind
line; queue; procession; matrix
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to talk; to carry meaning
to support each other; to support one another
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to exchange; to interchange
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
polite; respectful; reverent
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
outward appearance; looks
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
with a clink (click, clack)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy