ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
construction; architecture (of buildings)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to gather; to collect; to assemble
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
free time; time at leisure
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
changing clothes; change of clothes
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
title of honour; title of honor
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
to throw open; to leave open
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out