manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
two persons; two people; pair; couple
cooperation; coordination; link
while; even though; despite
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
in that way; thus; so; so?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
people; men and women; each person; everybody
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore