to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
in this way; along these lines; similarly
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
to open; to unfold; to spread out
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to visit frequently; to haunt
enlightenment; illumination
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
many; numerous; various; large number of
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
Zen; entering the path of Zen
because; for; the reason why is ...
a few years ago; some years back
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
existence; being; presence
Emperor Go-Mizu-no-O; Go-Mizu-no-O Tenno (1596-1680 CE, reigning: 1611-1629 CE)
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
one day; (on) a certain day
back country; remote countryside
to be overtaken by darkness
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
how many years; how long; what year
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical