or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
woman; female; feminine gender
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
such; like that; that sort of; very
prohibition; inhibition; ban
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
another's parent; another's parents
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
together; at the same time; same; identical
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
second day of the month; two days
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
dullard; indecisive person
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)