to run around; to bustle about
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to apologize; to apologise
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
corporate drone; corporate slave
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
have a good day; take care; see you
registration; accession; register; entry; record
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
regret; repentance; remorse
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
genuine article; real thing; real deal
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
exemption; exoneration; discharge
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
just past noon; afternoon
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
small grain; small stature or ability
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old