はらげい

はらげい【腹芸】

1 〔役者の〕 a technique for conveying the qualities of a character without relying on gestures or words.

●腹芸を見せる convey an explicit understanding of a character [role].

2 〔度胸で物事を処理すること〕 the implicit signaling of one's intentions; relying on the force of one's personality to accomplish something.

●あいつは政治家なのに腹芸ができない. For a politican, he certainly doesn't have [show] much savvy.

●腹芸を見せる act on the strength of [use the force of] one's personality.

3 〔曲芸師の〕 drawing a face or other picture on one's stomach and animating it by flexing the abdominal muscles.