greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
how long; how far; how much
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
literature; books (reference); document
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
having a prominent nose; having a long nose; prideful; boastful; tengu
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
same kind; accomplices; companions
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
if so; in that case; then
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
overconfidence; someone who is overconfident; wrongly believing to have attained enlightenment
world of the tengu; hell of the long-nosed goblins
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
Buddhist; Buddhist priest
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast