entertainment; amusement; fun
breakthrough; great discovery
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
child's tear-stained face
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
pickled vegetables; pickles
to be careful; to take the utmost care
to lose one's footing; to slip
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha)
dumpling store; dumpling seller
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
gently (of the wind); softly
God only knows what may happen
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
hot spring district (within a town)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women