unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to continue to do; to persist in doing
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
balance beam (in gymnastics)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to move forward; to move on
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
connection; link; relationship
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
Izumo Grand Shrine (Shimane)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
god of marriage; matchmaker
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
road; load; loading (a program or data into memory); Lord; Lord (title of members of the British nobility)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
experience; history; record; career
to be able to manage somehow or other
pleasant feeling; good vibes
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
yourself; himself; herself
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine