ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
money in one's possession
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
passage; fare; shipping charges
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
shopping basket; market basket
evening meal; supper; dinner
shopping; purchased goods
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
shop; small store; business; firm
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
(passenger) car; automobile
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to spend time (on doing something)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else