(skillfully) giving other participants in a variety TV show the chance to talk by asking them questions or calling them out
poor thing; what a pity; poor you
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick
fast living; dissipated life; riotous life
to pay out of one's own pocket
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
retelling (of a tale, legend, etc.)
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
floor space; area (in tsubo)
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
to leave unfinished; to abandon
extreme sadist; very sadistic
erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground
counterattack; striking one's opponent immediately after defending an incoming attack
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
sex; sexual intercourse; lovemaking
difficult to hear; difficult to ask
to become frayed; to become loose
maintaining order (e.g. in a courtroom)
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
multinational corporation; transnational corporation
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
grinder; grinding machine
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
way of dealing with someone; attitude