to become an expert; to be master at
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
mental; spiritual; emotional
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to entertain; to make welcome
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
caller; visitor; company; guest
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep