manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to have no chance (of succeeding)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
word not allowed to be broadcast (on TV or radio); word prohibited on TV and radio; unbroadcastable word
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
conviction; belief; confidence
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
regulation; adjustment; control
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard