one night; one evening; all night; overnight
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
great admiration; deep respect
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to solicit; to demand; to extort
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
story; tale; talk; discussion
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
about this time; about now
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
avoid compromising situations
leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; (lit.) don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
as a child; when one was a child
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
horse native to Hokkaido; person born and raised in Hokkaido
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
editor (in publishing, etc.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
then; well then; if so; in that case
midwinter; dead of winter