Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
middle of the night; dead of night
literally; to the letter; literal
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
railroad; railway; rail transport
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
ticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket; basic fare ticket (not valid on limited express trains without a supplemental express ticket)
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
no, not like that (but like this)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
departure time; flight time
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
with a start; with a jump
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
heart transplant operation