success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
indescribable (e.g. beauty)
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
to make a lasting impression
unable to speak; inarticulate
carefree; free from worry
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
southern mountains; mountains to the south; Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji)
which one; one of; any of
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
manners; behavior; behaviour
beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
ignorant and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate person
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
indispensable; essential; necessary
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to take someone's life; to kill someone