thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
offense; offence; method of attack
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to happen to have on hand or in stock
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
return of something; repayment
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
established practice; custom
boy; son; baby boy; young man
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas); sacred baboon
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
head; brains; intelligence
squirrel monkey (esp. the common squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus)