excursion; field trip; school trip
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to relax; to feel at home
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
shoji (paper sliding door)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to keep a watchful eye on
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
tour conductor; tour guide
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to anticipate; to foresee
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
lawless area; lawless district
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
enmity; antagonism; hostility
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
set of three; three sets; three classes
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection