pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
horseplay; fooling around
common person; foolish commoner
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to lay aside; to set aside
common language; lingua franca
orderly; officer's servant; batman; soldier assigned to wait on an officer
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
ordinary person; unenlightened person
storm caused by the devil; evil wind; eerie wind
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
fast playing (of a stringed instrument); shredding (e.g. on guitar)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to use (something) as a selling point
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
bold; daring; unflappable
at work; in the midst of work; working
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator