for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
for example; for instance; e.g.
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
along the river; riverside
mountain road; mountain trail
erosion control dam; barrier against debris-slide
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
living by oneself; living alone
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to put out; to extinguish
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
of course; certainly; naturally
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
Island; insula; island; islet