opening of a hot spring or bathhouse
to interlace; to interweave
rough potato (Metaplexis japonica)
Emperor Suizei; Suizei Tenno
to put up an (emotional) wall (between two people); to become distant; to form a wall (of people)
solid wood (as opposed to veneer); natural wood
special envelope for monetary gifts
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to stop blowing (of wind); to blow over; to blow itself out; to die down; to subside; to abate
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
to set a ladder up against
perfectly round; perfectly circular
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
bathtub or onsen made of (or surrounded by) rocks
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
posting (e.g. a notice); displaying; putting up
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
to get warm; to become warm
drinker; person who can hold their drink
Kona (variety of Hawaiian coffee)
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
to hide; to keep to oneself
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)