very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
continuous; without a break
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
lodging; putting up at a hotel
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to choke; to have trouble breathing
management; administration; operation
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
recollection; reminiscence
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
foreign; abroad; overseas
traditional Japanese musical instrument
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
Tsugaru-jamisen (type of shamisen and genre of shamisen music); Tsugaru shamisen
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country