fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to become dim; to become blurred
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
making one's best exertions
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
commitment; pledge; promise
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
to put on airs; to assume importance
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
personal affair; one's own affair
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
situation report; status report; progress report
make good use of; make the most of
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
guidelines for action; personal principles
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point