crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
to shout (in anger); to yell
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
Uroctea compactilis (species of araneomorph spider)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
sudden impulse; passing fancy
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
such; this sort of; like this
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)