scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to be intimate with; to befriend
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
to refuse; to decline; to deny
personality; style; appearance
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
hot spring district (within a town)
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
4th day of the month; four days
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to lean against; to set against
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
air conditioning; air cooling
(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
general inspection; complete overhaul
to waste time; to kill time
ill will; malice; evil intent
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)