Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
on the occasion of; at the time of
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
this (very thing); this precisely
(arch.) Onokoro Island (in Japanese mythology, the island formed by drops of water falling from the heavenly jeweled spear); (arch.) Onogoro Island; Japan
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
one's physical safety; personal security
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to some extent; to a certain extent
natural; reasonable; understandable
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
archeological; archaeological
keyhole-shaped tumulus (form of ancient Imperial grave)
Tokushima prefecture (Shikoku)
group; bunch; crowd; group
the same age; same period
most (numerous); largest (number of)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations)
company name; name of a company
another prefecture; other prefectures