statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to turn against; to become an enemy
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
verge of death; dying moments
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
ability; capability; skill
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
relaxation; recreation; recess
voiced consonant in Japanese
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
being dotted with; being scattered
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
open air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
successively; one after another
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)