thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
changing clothes; change of clothes
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
writing implement; writing tool
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
tourist information center; tourist information centre
comparatively; relatively
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
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)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
in comparison to; rather than
how long; how far; how much
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
third day of the month; three days
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
closing time; lockup; curfew
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
beach; seashore; seaside; coast