fixed; obvious; commonplace
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to degenerate; to lapse into
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
revengeful ghost; apparition
no!; no no!; no, not at all
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
doorman in charge of footwear
about; concerning; related to; -ish
tucking up the hem of one's garments
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to cease; to stop; to be over
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
singing and (string) music
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to rush back; to run back
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be a matter of life or death
residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period)
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless