after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
due form; official; formality
aiming for laughs; trying to make people laugh; playing to the crowd; crowd-pleaser
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
with a broad grin; smirking
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to do for (the sake of someone else)
such ... as; or some such
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
musical composition title; song title
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
hooting; jeering; heckling
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
to carry through; to achieve; to complete