detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
philanthropic activity; charity work
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
yearned for; longed for; missed
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
to part left and right; to open out
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
relatively hot; fairly hot
office hours; business hours; working hours
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
hot spring water quality; spring quality; hot spring type
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
construction; establishment
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
essential oil; volatile oil; refined oil
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
to talk to oneself; to mutter
washing machine; (clothes) washer
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)