evening; night; nighttime
late at night; at a late hour
principle of laissez-faire
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
(small) red dragonfly; darter (dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
step; stride; counter for steps
presumption; assumption; estimation
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
nightlife districts; drinking districts
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
(having) same family and personal name
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
retort; back talk; backchat
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
action; operation; effect; function
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell