opening session; anteroom
Kurama tengu; the tengu of Mount Kurama
Que Sera, Sera (song title); Whatever Will Be, Will Be
camera shop; camera store
Emperor Kammu; Kammu Tenno (737-806 CE, reigning: 781-806 CE)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
without reservation; freely; frankly
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
red ball; amber; (arch.) patent medicine; brand of sweet wine
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
to get narrower; to contract
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
hell on earth; living hell
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
something; what; why; how
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer