liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to entertain; to make welcome
existence; possession; having; limited company
cooperation; collaboration
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
un-; non-; negative prefix
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to lose sight of; to miss
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain