Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
seven islands (e.g. of Izu); Shichito matgrass (Cyperus malaccensis)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
islander; inhabitant of an island
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
rented house; house for rent
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
spot; point; place; position
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
pickled sardines; dried sardines; (lit.) red sardines; rusty and blunt sword