to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
gazing at (in wonderment)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
sanity; consciousness; soberness
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to slap; to strike; to spank
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
watchful waiting; careful supervision
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
sleepover; overnight stay
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
two-person ticket (concert, theatre, etc.); couples ticket
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop