Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
slope; slanting surface; bevel
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
dense wood; thick wood; large (Zen) temple
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
ago; since; before; previous
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
to be erected; to be built
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
fifth day of the month; five days