please; somehow or other; one way or another
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
hot spring district (within a town)
no vacancy; full occupancy
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
creak; squeak; creaking sound
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
your husband; her husband
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
cool sensation from passing air; cool and refreshing (aftertaste); sound of air leaking; sound of a sleeper's breath
breathing of a sleeping person
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to get out of bed; to show a leg
chair; stool; post; office; position
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy