nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
future; possible; potential; prospective
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
special; particular; peculiar; unique
had better ...; had better not ...
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
completely honest relationship; hanging out naked (e.g. at a public bath)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
taste; liking; preference
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
separate; respective; different
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home