(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
six; sixth (interval, chord)
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
slightly early; just before
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
finally; barely; only just; gradually
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
one grade; first-class; primary
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
target group; target persons
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
all night long; all through the night