in this way; thus; such; uh...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi (at a Shingon temple)
every year; yearly; annually
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
scattered here and there; at intervals
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)