hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
hot spring area; hot spring district
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to shout (in anger); to yell
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
unceasing; never-ending; endless
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
matter of time; question of time
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
village headman; village mayor
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)