the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
fourth day of the month; four days
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
God; god; ace; king; superior person
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to have a talk; to tell a story
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
hot spring district (within a town)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)