Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to live; to reside; to inhabit
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
third day of the month; three days
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
protest; refutation; pleading
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
three generations; three periods; third generation
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
initial opening (esp. of a temple)
island country mentality; insular spirit; insularism; insularity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
adding (e.g. an entry to a dictionary); listing; inclusion
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility