(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
hundred days; lengthy time
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
to congratulate; to celebrate
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
in the mountains; among the mountains
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
impossible; unlikely; improbable
explanation; interpretation
common reed (Phragmites australis)
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
incident; affair; happening; event
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
here and there; everywhere