especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to smear with blood; to kill
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
... years old; age (of) ...
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
how many people; a number of people
technique; art; skill; move
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
way (of doing); manner; method
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to rock; to shake; to swing
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
leading actor; star actress; top-billed performer
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to say; to be called; to do
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
famous sword; excellent sword