precipice; steep (e.g. mountain pass)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to pick up; to find; to gather
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
tumbledown or dilapidated house
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
plank; thick board; plate glass; heavy metal sheet (esp. welding); heavy brocaded obi
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
wearing one's hair knotted in the back
black headgear worn by yamabushi
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
material; tangible; concrete
without; unless; have to do
the place for; the time for; the level of