sexy; popular; well-liked
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Culture Day (national holiday; November 3)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
soon; before long; in the near future
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
quarrel; dispute; argument
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
inheritance; something given or received
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy