to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
just because; even if; even though
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
being already (well) aware
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
meaning; significance; sense
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
dirt mound; dirt walls on the inside of the sunken hearth in a tea room; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
panel; scene-panel; painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which a pine tree is painted
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected