unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
this and that; one thing or another
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to be able to manage somehow or another
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to feel oneself indebted to
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string