luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
good humour (humor); good mood
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
observation; survey; watching
though; notwithstanding; although
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in comparison to; rather than
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(physical) growth; development
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
region; limits; stage; level
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
it is not (like that) either
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case