brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
relation; connection; affinity
to take a breath; to take a short rest
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
appeal; entreaty; request
to listen to in an ecstasy
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
in accordance with; according to
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
existing of or by itself; self-existence
(one's) peers; people around one
old-fashioned boys' hairstyle; Meiji period women's hairstyle; constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam
be (that) as it may; having said that
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
how; in what way; in what manner
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to eagerly look forward to
great benevolence or blessings
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
island in a pond or river