mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to take away; to carry off
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
one's fellow workers; fellow employees
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
serious; severe; grave; acute
friction; discord; strife
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
introspection; view from the inside; interior appearance; implication
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)