thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
just because; even if; even though
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
that kind; competition; match
stroke in a Chinese character
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be born; to come into the world
to make a fool of (someone)
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
(having an) overactive imagination; tendency to get lost in one's imagination
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
hurriedly; hurry-scurry; helter-skelter
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
height (of a person); stature
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
long hair (usu. of a man)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
rucksack; knapsack; backpack