to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
confusion; mixing; merger
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
lost article; something forgotten
to be needed; to be wanted
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
pleat; pleats; plait; plaits
determination; resolution
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
being left out; being ostracized
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
the place for; the time for; the level of
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
fourth day of the month; four days
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
show; exhibition; spectacle