independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
small fraction; small proportion
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
notice; attention; observation
site; point on a map; spot
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to lose sight of; to miss
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
finish; end; completion; result
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
every person; every mouth; every entrance
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to play; to sport; to frolic
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity