hot spring resort where customers can bathe without spending the night
Ministry of Central Affairs (under the ritsuryo system)
the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne; (set of) three status symbols; three necessities
auxiliary shrine (dedicated to a deity close-related to that of a main shrine)
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
exactly; precisely; (arch.) correct; (arch.) right; (arch.) greater (of equal court ranks); (arch.) upper
retribution for one's crime; punishment for one's crime
tail (of a traditional Japanese cap); chinstrap
artisan's temperament; character of a complete artisan
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
difficult to hear; difficult to ask
mercy; merciful heart; charity
bluffing; bluster; bravado
hot spring water quality; spring quality; hot spring type
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
catch (fishing); bag (hunting); haul
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
gate of a (Shinto) shrine
flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
to withstand; to be able to endure
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
udon with deep-fried tofu
quarrel; trouble; dispute
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained