manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
word not allowed to be broadcast (on TV or radio); word prohibited on TV and radio; unbroadcastable word
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
regulation; adjustment; control
(turned out) all right in the end
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to cry and shout; to scream
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
double-edged (e.g. sword blade); double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife); double-edged blade
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
manacles; shackles; fetters
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
extreme sadist; very sadistic
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
comprehension; understanding
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control