traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
(mountain-)climbing boots
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
traversing; walking along the ridge of a mountain range; longitudinal
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
courtship behavior (animals)
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
mountaineering club; mountain area
mountain climber; mountaineer
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
marshy grassland; wetlands
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
natural (physical) environment
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
make good use of; make the most of
good luck; fortune; happiness
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
face with no make-up; sobriety
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
Okayama (city, prefecture)
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
steady; firm; solid; secure
mountain climbing; mountaineering
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks