limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
(your) choice; preference; wish
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress