same; similar; (just) like; equal
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
Acala (Wisdom King); Āryācalanātha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
superstition; superstitious belief
making a living in the mountains
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
strength; power; proficiency; ability
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
master; teacher; stable master
to make a success in life
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to invite; to show (someone) in
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
to dye; to colour; to color
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
building addition or extension; an annex
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
individual; private person; personal; private
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
cold reception; inhospitality
to go out and away; to leave
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer