Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
visitor at hot springs resort
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to like; to love; to be fond of
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
utmost limits; extremity; limit
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment