great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
common name; popular name
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
absentmindedly; vacantly; blankly; by oneself; all alone
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
the first time in the year that one wears an awase kimono
to cast a net; to throw a net
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
whole summer; summer long
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
paste; glue; clothing starch
counter for doses of medicine, etc.
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
accession to the throne; enthronement
technique; art; skill; move
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on