mountain hamlet; mountain village
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
niche for a Buddhist image; alcove; miniature shrine for a Buddhist image; portable shrine used to move a deceased person from their house to the graveyard (in Okinawa)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
departure; leaving; setting off
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
book of stamps (each confirming donation to a temple on a pilgrimage)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
2nd day of the month; two days
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
returning to a capital city (esp. Kyoto)
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
3rd day of the month; three days
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit