experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
very interesting; of great interest
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
lodging host; lodging place
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
activity; briskness; prosperity
development; exploitation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
one house; the same house
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
down-market; popular; mass-market
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
and (also); both ... and; as well as
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant