not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
start of work; commencement; opening
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
sum; surface-to-air missile; SAM
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
eruption; volcanic eruption
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)