How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
in succession; one by one
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
selling out; being sold out
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
to be exhausted; to be tired out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
the future; future prospects
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
wrong; different; not like that
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter