in good health; alive and well; going strong
coexistence; living together
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
older brother; elder brother
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
interference; meddling; butting in
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to talk; to chat; to chatter
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
outside one's jurisdiction
genuine article; real thing; real deal
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
for today; for the time being
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
travel to relieve heartbreak; sentimental journey
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
suspension bridge; rope bridge
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
briquette (charcoal or coal)
travelling alone; solitary journey
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
hey there; I say; see here
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
scenery; scene; landscape
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage