he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
as stated; verbatim; literally
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to clear up; to become cloudless
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
already; now; no longer; not any more
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
common murre; common guillemot (Uria aalge)
northern pintail (Anas acuta)
little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis); grebe (any waterbird of family Podicipedidae)
Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus); (arch.) black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus); Cinnalepeta pulchella (species of spiral-shelled gastropod)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
in that manner; like that
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
what's what; heads or tails
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
done; just done; just finished
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
to burst (open); to break; to split
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine