freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
little-known hot spring; secret hot spring; secluded hot spring
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
voluntary; optional; free; elective
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
at someone's (something's) mercy
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
detached; aloof; indifferent
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
middle point; median point; middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
useless resistance; vain struggle
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
near; nearby; not far off
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
hand net; dip net; scoop net