to discuss; to talk together
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
alone; by oneself; on one's own
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
space (room, area, outer space)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic