monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
indescribable; having no way to express
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
genuine; authentic; true; real
at the last moment; this late in the game
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
whichever one chooses; either way
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
that's the way it is; such is life
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
had better ...; had better not ...
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
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 come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
heating power; thermal power; firepower
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)