to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
convenient; handy; useful
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
relatively hot; fairly hot
to take a breath; to take a short rest
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to stretch (unbend) oneself
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
down-market; popular; mass-market
thereupon; shortly thereafter
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly