swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
world; society; people; the public
older brother and younger sister
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
long ago; a long time ago; already
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
seeing in the dark; night vision
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
to give directions; to issue instructions
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to thrust away; to send flying
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide