association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
name; given name; first name
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
young master; young gentleman
decisive; resolute; drastic
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
woman; female; feminine gender
speech; expression; wording; language
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
reason; cause; circumstances
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
such ... as; or some such
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)