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CITY OF SLEEZE

CITY OF SLEEZE
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CITY OF SLEEZE · You're the Culprit

A detective explains why one suspect in a murder case cannot be the killer.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

a murder? There's no way. However…

Textbook引っ込み思案の人が殺害を実行に移せるはずがありません。しかし……'移せるわけがない' ('no way they could carry it out') is the plain, casual version of '移せるはずがありません'.

Speed: slow
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CITY OF SLEEZE · The Challenge

One performer earnestly presents a theory about why God gave humans five fingers.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Because if you just needed to hold it any old way, two fingers would do.

Textbookなぜなら、適当に持つだけなら指は2本で十分だからです。Textbook 「なぜなら〜からです」 shrinks to line-initial 「だって」, and the closing 「から」 is dropped entirely in speech.

Speed: slow
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Audience laughter in this scene0:17
CITY OF SLEEZE · The Breakup Talk

During a breakup talk, one person complains that the other keeps repeating everything they say back to them.

Culture note In one-person sketches, Japanese solo comedians (ピン芸人) often repeat an imaginary partner's lines aloud so the audience knows what was said.

The words appear when the audience laughs.

Huh?

Textbookえっ、どういうことですか。The whole polite question shrinks to a short, rising 'え?' that shows surprise and confusion.

Speed: slow
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