opening time; starting time of work
mobilization of labor services (e.g. in wartime)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to lie deep in; to extend far back
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
high-quality goods; luxury item
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
shoji (paper sliding door)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
easy; simple; handy; quick; effortless
(initial) setup; installation; matching two-piece clothes; matching top and bottom
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
that's true; of course; obviously