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eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)

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shortish; rather short; somewhat short

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halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside

1

spring water; clear (pure) water

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temple (Buddhist)

2

fast-talking; rapid talking

4

warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance

2

guide; host

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road approaching a shrine

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human rights; civil liberties

2

the veranda of Kiyomizu Temple (located on a steep hillside overlooking Kyoto)

2

leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors

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to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple

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to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

4

Sanjusangen-dō (temple in Kyōto)

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near; nearby; not far off

2

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

2

statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image

2

what on Earth is this?

2

thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon

2

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

2

men; man

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to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

1

seeing; looking at

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Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)

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torii (Shinto shrine archway)

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rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor

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endgame; final stage

1

going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)

1

cold

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)

4

steersman; helmsman

6

deck (of a ship)

10

shock troop commander; spearhead of a shock unit

1

ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman

45

summer term (e.g. school); summer period

12

to ask; to enquire; to query

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salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity

3

to clear up; to become cloudless

2

opposite shore

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Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)

1

side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

1

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

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lakeshore; lakeside

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retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

2

scenery

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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handrail; railing; banister

2

to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with

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