hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
to try out the food at various restaurants
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
both; both sides; both parties
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
pointing out; identification
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
generation; the world; the age
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
company outing; company retreat
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but