tourist bus; sightseeing bus
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
in the prefecture; prefectural
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
stand of trees planted to control the movement of sand
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
height of; middle of; full bloom
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
street; quarter; district; area
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
simultaneous; all at once
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
divide into four pieces; one fourth
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
swimming ability; swimming ability certification
training; practice; practising; cultivation
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
shoji (paper sliding door)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)