decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
hey there; I say; see here
newspaper-seller; newsboy; newspaper vendor
to go past; to pass; to pass by
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to face on; to look out on to
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
law enforcement authority; police authorities; the police
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt