middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
little-known hot spring; secret hot spring; secluded hot spring
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
time limit; time restriction
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
creation; generation; formation; derivation
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
29th day of the month; 29 days
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
place where one works; construction site; working area
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation