reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
possible; likely; probable
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
to become sinewy; to behave formally
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
simmering; (boiling) gently
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away
devil; evil spirit; genie
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
for better or worse; for good or for evil