trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
material; substance; matter
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
day (as in holiday); daytime
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up