expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
one by one; one each; one at a time
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
grudge; complaint; reproach
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days