order; command; directions; instructions
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
while; even though; despite
instability; insecurity; crankiness
government worker; public servant; civil servant
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)