preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
training; drill; practice; discipline
custom; habit; customary practice
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
clothes; clothing; garments
medical care; medical treatment
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
paying one's own expenses
second grade; second class; secondary
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to provide; to supply; to furnish
taste; palate; sense of taste
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
deep realization (realisation); profound realization; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; unexpectedly obtaining something
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
tenth day of the month; ten days
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
Europe and America; the West
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
Europeans and Americans; Westerners