(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
speculation; thinking; meditation
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
embodiment; realization; materialization
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
price increase; rise in price
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to sweep clean; to brush clean
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
several times (as large, over)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
character; disposition; spirit; temperament
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude