nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
anything and everything; just about everything
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
(medical) doctor; physician
to come to an end; to close the curtain
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to gain strength; to have energy
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
beautification; glorification
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
drawing; painting; picture
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
longing for others; wanting company
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation