megalomania; delusions of grandeur
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
all present; all concerned; all of us
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Japanese person; Japanese people
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
train that stops at every station; local train
ordinary train; slow train
woman; lady; adult female
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
married woman; another's wife
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing