before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
preparation; arrangements
box carried on one's back to store books; wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
way; course; the only way
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
step; stride; counter for steps
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
exposure to the sun; sunny place
thatched hut; monks cell; (my) humble abode
labor; labour; toil; hardship
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to press against each other; to huddle together
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
young girl; lass; adolescent female
with a start; with a jump
vague recollection; faint memory
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to call each other; to call out to one another
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to push (something) against
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
girlish mind; girlish innocence
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage