to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
reign; being on the throne
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
armed forces; military; troops
accession to the throne; enthronement
moderate faction; moderates
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
stepwise; one step at a time
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
(rubbing) salt in the wound
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
picking up trash; litter picking; litter cleanup
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
shady; underhanded; questionable
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
infant; baby; little child
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something