(historical) regulations governing Chinese religious observances and social order
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
very; greatly; exceedingly
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
explanation; interpretation
enmity; antagonism; hostility
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
close; intimate; on good terms
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
sword; blade; single stroke
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
expression; look; countenance; face
superiority complex; sense of superiority
travelling alone; solitary journey
companion; company; tritagonist
to lose sight of; to miss
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
hellish pain; suffering; distress; agony
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice