road approaching a shrine
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
every evening; every night
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
secret; private; surreptitious
myself; yourself; I; me; you
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to live fast (and recklessly)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
late at night; small hours of the morning
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)