manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
length (of an animal); body length
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
declaration; proclamation; announcement
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to change completely; to change suddenly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to raise one's voice; to shout
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to give directions; to issue instructions
proposal; proposition; suggestion
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay