ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
piece of wood at the front edge of an entranceway floor; front portion of the floor of the genkan
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to arrange (flowers); to plant
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
registration book; registration card
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
staying overnight without meals (at a hotel, etc.); bed without board
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
firm; strong; solid; stable
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
footwear; footgear; shoes
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing