pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
Nagano (city, prefecture)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
pleased to make your acquaintance
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sixth day of the month; six days
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
alone; by oneself; on one's own
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
in that way; like that; that way
to go out and away; to leave
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate