eighth day of the month; eight days
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
on the sea; surface of the sea
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
southern part; the south (of a region)
going through; going via; going by way of
control; management (e.g. of a business)
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)
Island; insula; island; islet
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
reaching; attaining; arrival
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family