wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
to wander; to roam from place to place
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
hot-spring village; onsen village
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel
guest house; private home providing lodging for travelers; bed and breakfast; pension
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
clearly; distinctly; vividly
foot towel; cloth for wiping the bottoms of one's feet
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
everywhere; all over; throughout
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
legless chair (used in a room with tatami flooring)
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire