something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to jump from one thing to another
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
fort; stronghold; fortification
finishing touch; completing (something) by executing the final, critical step
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
coating; film; membrane; tunic (plants); capsule
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to anticipate; to foresee
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
(squad of) police; police force
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
good; goodness; right; virtue
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
different opinion; objection
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
overhang; poster; placard; extra third or fourth wrestler of certain rank
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold