leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
several hours; a few hours
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
sour look; surly face; pout
visit (from someone); call
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
living expenses (incurred during a short or long stay)
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
at the window; by the window; next to the window
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
food and drink; eating and drinking
what people say; rumours; public opinion
distant land; remote location; distant province
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones