to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
to get going; to start off
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
amount of money; sum of money
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
convenience; handiness; usefulness
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
welcome!; nice to see you!
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
health; healthy; sound; fit
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
memories; recollections; reminiscence
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
many; much; plenty; hardly
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to be sooty; to be stained
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution