dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
so; like this; in this way
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
welcome!; nice to see you!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
don't you think?; indicates question
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
feeling; sense; impression
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)