investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
100,000; hundred thousand
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
monetary unit; currency unit
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
hundred days; lengthy time
food and drink; eating and drinking
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
(in) her way; peculiar to her
additional order; adding to an existing order
pressure; oppression; suppression
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
military force; military strength
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
to call a person's attention (to)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent