footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocence; person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive; faux-naïf
a second time; again; once more; twice
sponger (e.g. off one's parents); hanger-on; freeloader; leech; (lit.) shin gnawer
something easy to do; cinch
normalization; normalisation
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
maintaining the status quo
flash (of light); glint; schiller
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
one part; one portion; one section
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
lines of the palm (in palm reading); appearance of the palm of the hand
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
without omission; in full
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
spread; span; expanse; extent