(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
3000; three thousand; many
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
that's the way it is; such is life
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
bluff; deceiving an enemy
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)