rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
being somewhat excited (agitated)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to try out the food at various restaurants
once-in-a-lifetime encounter; uniquely precious experience; (lit.) one lifetime, one meeting
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
seafood cooked in a way that preserves its original shape
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
roar; sound made by monsters
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball