country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
outstanding; excellent; remarkable
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
depiction; description; portrayal
to go into the minutest details
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
episode; anecdote; vignette
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to lie down; to throw oneself down
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
creak; squeak; creaking sound
alternately; by turns; one after the other
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
will not do; do not; does not
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures