sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
scene; spectacle; sight; view
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
about; concerning; related to; -ish
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
elegance; taste; refinement
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
to grant someone's request
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
yearned for; longed for; missed
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
at least; at most; (even) just
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass