(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to live; to make a living; to get on with
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
housing district; residential district
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
breathily (while talking)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive