not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
how; in what way; in what manner
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
metallic sound; metallic clank
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
one revolution; one rotation
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to slash downward; to cut down
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)