certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
form; method; system; formula
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
one's own faction (of a party)
clarification; elucidation; explanation
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
pointing out; identification
contradiction; inconsistency
error; mistake; slip; bug
ordinary minds; ordinary men
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
progress; advance; improvement; development
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
striking; remarkable; considerable
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
each; (arch.) you (plural)
box carried on one's back to store books; wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
high; noble; refined; advanced
Chinese name (often of plants and animals)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
very; much; greatly; a lot of
explanation; interpretation
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion