hot-spring cure; onsen therapy; balneotherapy
to be ill; to suffer from
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
unrequited love; one-sided love
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
to play around; to gallivant about
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
living by oneself; living alone
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
(within) walking distance
board chairman; managing director; chief director
senior high school; high school
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
government office; government agency; authorities
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
property; fortune; means; assets
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
mining; digging; working (a mine)
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
food; food products; foodstuffs