query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
instead; but (on the other hand)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
illiteracy; illiterate person; an illiterate
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
staying the night; lodging (at)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
fat; tallow; lard; grease
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
garbage collection site; trash disposal area
whispering into a person's ear
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...