route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
beginning (of a century, etc.)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
Pacific high; Pacific anticyclone
acceleration; speeding up
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to continue to rain or snow
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
housing district; residential district
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
(passenger) car; automobile
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
light; right; right field; right fielder
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect