to refer to; to use as reference
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
all you want; as much as one wants
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
many; numerous; various; large number of
ago; since; before; previous
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
be (that) as it may; having said that
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
technique; art; skill; move
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious