spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
sultry weather; slightly overcast, windless, hot and muggy weather
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
beyond that point; after that
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
sea level; (surface of) sea
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
in accordance with; according to
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
divide into four pieces; one fourth