state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
southern part; the south (of a region)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
go that far; to that extent
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
ago; since; before; previous
now; the present time; just now; another; more
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Rikkokushi; the six ancient Japanese historical collections compiled between the Nara and Heian periods
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at first; in the beginning; originally
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point