grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
fast moving; fast running; fast sailing
long stretch of winding beach
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
withered silver grass; withered Japanese pampas grass; dead susuki grass
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
mountain range; mountain belt
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
can be dispensed with; be better without; useless
brook running across meadowland; small river flowing through a field
to wave a flag; to show the way
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
Kumano Hayatama Shrine (former name of Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
tax withholding at the source
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
many thanks; hearty thanks; profuse apology
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
Xu Fu (Qin dynasty court sorcerer sent by Qin Shi Huang to find the elixir of life)
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
town; city; municipal; urban
violent earthquake; severe earthquake
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
shack; shanty; hut; barracks
many communities (villages); cluster of plants
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
perpetual youth and longevity; long life without growing old
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person