poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
had better ...; had better not ...
that is to say; so that means
living thing; living creature; animal; life
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to smile (at); to grin (at)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
principal occupation; core business
study; research; investigation
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
intelligence; intellect; brains
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
husband and wife; married couple
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
rapid-fire comic dialogue
chat; desultory conversation
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
solo comedian; standup comedian; comedian not part of a duo, trio, etc.
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over