to strike out; to start swimming
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
river; stream; River; the ... river
dark clouds; black clouds
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
never mind!; don't worry about it
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
recuperation; medical treatment
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
two (long cylindrical things)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be found; to be discovered
no need to guess; certainly
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope