manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to employ; to hire; to engage
nostrils; wings of the nose
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
penalty for contract breach; forfeit
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
at a loss for words; stumped for words
hating; strongly disliking
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
material; materials; data; information; documents
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded