second day of the month; two days
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
beyond that point; after that
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to ask; to enquire; to query
spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
bento; Japanese box lunch
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
established practice; custom
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
short trip; brief journey; excursion
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!