to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
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)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
aggression; invasion; raid
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
gambling den; gambling house
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
everyday life; daily life
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation