laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
from the beginning; from scratch
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
on the occasion of; at the time of
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice