going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
finding employment; getting a job
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
interior design; interior; upholstery
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
accommodation charge; room rate
to become empty; to be emptied
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
shoji (paper sliding door)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted