substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
child consultation center; children's welfare center
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
Ishikawa Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
average; ordinary; normal
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
standard; set; routine; decided
word; term; language; speech
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
consultation hours; surgery hours
chief; main; principal; major
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound