years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
amusement program; amusement programme
waiting for the traffic lights to change
spoken language; colloquial expression
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
hotel charge; lodging expense
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
dekopon (Citrus reticulata Siranui); sumo mandarin; sumo citrus
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
expertise; special skills
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
stress (e.g. on a mechanical part); tension
fitting together (e.g. nuts and bolts); fit
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
lowercase letter; small letter
right angle; perpendicular
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
vise; jack; vice; immorality; vice-
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt