season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to frolic about; to mess around
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
panorama; panoramic painting
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
dampness; humidity; moisture
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
practicality; utility; usefulness
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
public bath; communal bath; public bath or hot springs maintained by the local community and free or low fee
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
precocious; precocious child
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to walk in on; to tread upon
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world