hot spring area; hot spring district
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
to turn right; to turn to the right
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
trap door; removable floor boards
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
25th day of the month; 25 days
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
similar story; variant tale
being connected at a fundamental level; having an unseen commonality; underlying (both)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
connection; link; relationship
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)