apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
in being immobile be like a mountain (from Sun Tzu); being imperturbable; immobile like a mountain (from laziness, etc.)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to let out a cry; to shout
one revolution; one rotation
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
forcibly; against one's will
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
it's been a long time; long time no see
Chomolungma (Mt. Everest)
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
festival; feast; carnival
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)