ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
chat; desultory conversation
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
customer traffic; customers; custom
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
delusion; trick of the imagination
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
one should be satisfied without desiring more wealth and rank than necessary; (lit.) waking, half a tatami mat; sleeping, a single tatami mat
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
when it comes to; concerning
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
clearing one's throat; cough
take care of the penny; (lit.) he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money