exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to underrate; to make light of
complete stranger; total stranger
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to frolic about; to mess around
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
panorama; panoramic painting
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
running water; flowing water; stream
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
public bath; communal bath; public bath or hot springs maintained by the local community and free or low fee