seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
flowers and water offered to Buddha; irrigation of a rice field during flowering
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to pass (of time); to elapse
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
personal; individual; private
dividing (profits, etc.) equally; gaining equally
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
performance in return; quid pro quo
huge win; overwhelming victory