mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
silence (not speaking); muteness
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
story; tale; talk; discussion
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in the mountains; among the mountains
very loose; slowly; leisurely
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
in the meanwhile; during the time
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
danger; peril; hazard; risk
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
possible; probable; likely
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
to let out a cry; to break forth
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
information; experience; knowledge; observation
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
feebleness; weakness; imbecility