itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
passer-by; traveler; traveller
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
extremely; terrifically; super
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
real hair; one's own hair
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
France; French (language)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
people; men and women; each person; everybody
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
prohibition against women entering a sacred area
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty