water's edge; waterside; shore
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
wooden building; wooden architecture
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
control; management (e.g. of a business)
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
one grade; first-class; primary
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cold tofu (served with condiments)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to say without hesitation; to assert boldly; to declare flatly; to rebuff (someone's argument); to argue down; to talk down
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
bittern; concentrated solution of salts (esp. magnesium chloride) left over after the crystallization of seawater or brine
curry manjū; steamed yeast bun with a curry sauce filling
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
animal print; animal print fabric
popular person; favorite; favourite