ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
several years; a few years
(period of) a year; during an era
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
plastic (usu. of bags); vinyl
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
to look forward to something
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
homecoming; returning home
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
official name; formal name
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
one's house; one's home; one's family
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to force one's way; to push through
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to sit down; to take a seat
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off