no match for; cannot compete with; cannot stand; cannot bear; unable to do; cannot do
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
way of speaking; intimation
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
passing through without stopping; passing by
excursion; field trip; school trip
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
funny story; funny anecdote
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
succession; continuation; series; sequence
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each