gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
information; experience; knowledge; observation
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to affect; to impact; to influence
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
Oyashio Current; Kurile Current; Okhotsk Current
Japan Current; Kuroshio Current
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
nutriment; nutritious substance; nourishment
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
still; even now; to this day
tendency; trend; inclination
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica