with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
packhorse; workhorse; hack
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
hey there; I say; see here
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
pail-like wooden container typically lacquered in Japanese style, used for holding and serving hot liquids
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
kitchen; financial situation
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
head house (family); birthplace; originator
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name