somewhere to go; place to go
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
staying the night; lodging (at)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
to be talked about behind one's back
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
Niigata (city, prefecture)
to water down; to dilute with water
to overcharge; to rip off; to rob; to soak
small change; coins; small sum of money
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
chair; stool; post; office; position
to set up shop; to open a store
weird; disgusting; sickening
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to make merry; to be festive
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence