research for a graduation thesis; graduation thesis work; graduation research project
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
although; but; even though; I wish that
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one's possessions; ownership
odds and ends; all; every
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
well-bred; of good upbringing
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
ice cream soda; icecream soda
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
personal identification number; PIN; password number
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one