immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
successively; one after another
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
excellent; superb; first-rate
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
must not; should not; do not
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
Nansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands; chain of islands extending from southwestern Kyushu to northern Taiwan
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
noted product; local specialty
diamond dust; ice crystals
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
Japan and Germany; Japanese-German
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to show signs of; to appear
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate