funny story; funny anecdote
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
manner of using one's hands
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
long ago; a long time ago; already
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
being very enthusiastic about something but not being good at it
to approach; to draw near
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere