to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
control; check; restraint; inhibition
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
affectation; showiness; pretence
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
jokingly; in the form of a joke
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
stopping at; going no further than
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate