to begin purchasing; to purchase
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
scenery; scene; landscape
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
when it becomes; when it comes to
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
eruption; volcanic eruption
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)