probability; likelihood; chances
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
after that; afterwards; thereafter
name; given name; first name
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
kagura hall (at a shrine); sacred dance stage
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to be reminded of; to call to mind
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
main shrine; inner sanctuary
construction; architecture (of buildings)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
this for sure; certainly is
god of marriage; matchmaker
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
thousand years; very long period; forever
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
river; stream; River; the ... river
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base