reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
honorific/polite/humble prefix
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
corridor; hallway; passageway
guidance; leadership; leading the way
originally; by nature; from the start
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
space (room, area, outer space)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
until now; so far; up to the present
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door; gate; opening; title page
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
beyond that point; after that
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever