castle (in place names); castle; fortress
sympathy; compassion; pity
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
by all means; at all costs
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
destination (one is heading towards); goal
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be erected; to be built
construction; architecture (of buildings)
small case with wheels; large bag with handles; carry bag
lightly; easily; carelessly
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
distinctive; characteristic
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
enamel; enamel paint; enameled leather; patent leather
feel (of a material); texture
gleaming; shining; glistening
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed beauty
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
department store; department
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay