hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
French; French food; French cuisine
just the other day; quite recently
Hackman; Hackmann; Huckmann
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
the very best; excellent; superb
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
amount of money; sum of money
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
suits for gentlemen; menswear
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be a matter of life or death
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)