lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to see; to look; to watch
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
other than; excluding; without
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
person at a public bath in charge of heating the water and filling the baths
(your, his, her) daughter
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
both; both sides; both parties
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
taking a hot bath; bathing at hot springs
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
(female) beauty; beautiful woman
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
visitor at hot springs resort
whenever they come together
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to play a central role; to take a leading part
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
Welsh onion (species of scallion, Allium fistulosum)
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness