comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to blow through; to blow across
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to keep a watchful eye on
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to be strangled; to be constricted
as one had hoped; as one wishes
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
separate; respective; different
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly