exaggerated beyond recognition; nonsense; wild talk; lies
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
after a long time; for the first time in a while
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
how long; how far; how much
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
salty sea breeze; salt wind
good feeling; feeling good
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
remembrance; recollection; recognition
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
manners; behavior; behaviour
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
welcome!; nice to see you!