pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
in its entirety; whole; wholly
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
otherwise; if not; or else
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
family vacation; family trip
near; nearby; not far off
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
public transportation; public transport
journey; route of a journey
in the city; within the city
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
hot spring district (within a town)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
main street; avenue; boulevard