rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
radium hot spring; radioactive hot spring
Hare of Inaba (Japanese myth)
kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
bronze statue; bronze sculpture
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
Himiko; Himiko (queen of Yamatai)
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
negative personality; asocial type
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
bearing; heading; point of the compass
chink in the armor (armour)
great mountain; large mountain