hotel room with both Western and Japanese elements (usu. with Western-style beds and a separate tatami-floored living area)
catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed
heavenly; celestial; divine
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
having no fixed days off; having no regular closing days; having no regular holidays
to whip an egg; to scramble (e.g. an egg)
golden wedding (anniversary)
pea (Pisum sativum); green pea
to set a ladder up against
senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
fortune; happiness and prosperity
to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge
to interlace; to interweave
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
Jew's mallow; Nalta jute; Tussa jute
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
blood clam (Scapharca broughtonii); ark shell
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
Yomotsu Hirasaka (slope that leads to the land of the dead)
ancestor worshipped as a deity
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
fellow; guy; chap; he; him; she
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
outer shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
god of marriage; matchmaker
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome