gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
handling cargo; loading and unloading
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
that's the way it is; such is life
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
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
first generation; founder
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to be helpful; to be useful
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
special; particular; peculiar; unique
general; popular; common; typical
scene; spectacle; sight; view
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate