to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
participation; joining; entry; adherence
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
manners; behavior; behaviour
established practice; custom
rating; classification; allocation; grading
program (e.g. TV); programme
moderate; proper; just right
stimulating; exciting; provocative
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
actor; actress; player; performer
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless