tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to relax; to feel at home
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
unexpectedly; surprisingly
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply