terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
overall victory; championship
literary woman; talented woman
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to look around; to survey
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to be reminded of; to call to mind
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
an assortment; combination
unexpectedly; surprisingly
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
association; society; organization; organisation
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
wicked tongue; abusive language
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through