to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
complete change; about-face
boy; son; baby boy; young man
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
God; god; ace; king; superior person
(not) even once; (not) ever
to speak ill of; to disparage
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
use; utilization; utilisation; application
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
light; easy; non-serious; minor
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
suffix for familiar person
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
intelligence operative; spy
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle