one more time; once more; once again
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to make (someone) do; to allow (someone) to do
weekly publication; weekly magazine
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
short clip used to begin and end commercial breaks on Japanese TV
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
this place; where one comes from; here
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
family bath (in a ryokan, etc.)
broadcasting code; television code; code of practices for television broadcasters
washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other
product past its prime; TV show, video game, etc. that has jumped the shark
The New York Times (newspaper)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter