manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
real intention; true motive; true meaning
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to say; to tell; to state; to do
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
taxation office serving a specific area; competent tax office; police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
jumping to a hasty conclusion
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
you (plural); all of you; you all
false charge; slander; defamation
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)