string-pulling; backstage manoeuvering (maneuvering)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
dozens; scores of; decades
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
same kind; accomplices; companions
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
don't worry; no worries; never mind
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
gaiters; leggings; puttees
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity
image; figure; figure; form; image
box carried on one's back to store books; wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
mountain river; mountain stream
pilgrim; nomad; itinerant
being very busy; busyness
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
use; utilization; utilisation; application
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
sixth day of the month; six days
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district