the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
exhibition; display; putting on show
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
storm warning; strong wind warning
rain and wind; driving rain
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to appear; to reveal; to show
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
mixed writing of literary Japanese and Chinese
Japanese text; sentence in Japanese
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
about when; about what time; how soon
to start using; to try out
chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
natural voice (without a microphone)
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
potentiality; dormancy; latency
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to mix together; to blend; to compound