ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
puppetoon; stop-motion animation with puppets
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
telephone booth; telephone box
to settle (in a place); to settle down
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to be discouraged; to shrink from
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to forget to say; to forget to mention
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
writer of children's stories