manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
excuse me for asking so suddenly, but ...; pardon the abruptness, but ...; if I may be so forward as to ask
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
programme; program; plans; arrangements
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
general; popular; common; typical
aging society; ageing society
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition