pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
in the prefecture; prefectural
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
stand of trees planted to control the movement of sand
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
height of; middle of; full bloom
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
street; quarter; district; area
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
greatness; enormity; superiority; maha
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
simultaneous; all at once
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
dividing into four; quartering
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
swimming ability; swimming ability certification
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
shoji (paper sliding door)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce