beginning; outset; first; onset
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
alone; by oneself; on one's own
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
while; even though; despite
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
while; during; while; although; all; both
pull-top; pop-top; pop top; pull tab
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
snowy; covered in deep snow
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
seeing off and meeting on return
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
those (near the second person)
to surround; to crowd around
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run