slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
24 hours; twenty-four hours
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
small (usu. round) bathtub for a single person (in a bathhouse or hot spring)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
receiving an electric shock
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit