public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
fortifying mochi; mochi that improves one's strength; mochi received from one's parents after giving birth; mochi given to a toddler on its first birthday
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
business; trade; operations; sales
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
bonsai; miniature potted plant
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
mending; revision; supplementation
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
moaning; muttering; complaining
with these words; while saying
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
one's share; one's portion
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
visiting multiple hot springs; onsen tour
relatively; comparatively
half and half; fifty-fifty
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
one's manners; one's attitude
waste of time; killing time
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
regional cuisine; local cuisine
along the road; at the side of the road
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
chopping board; cutting board
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right