opposite; reverse; contrary
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
looking away; looking aside
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to dye; to colour; to color
not worth considering; out of the question
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
(not) even once; (not) ever
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
digital versatile disc; DVD
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
current issues; current topics
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
self-consciousness; self-awareness