class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to complete decisively; to do to completion
first thing in the morning
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
first thing in the morning
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
how; in what way; by what means
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to chase; to run after; to pursue
(police) detective; criminal matter
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on