birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to carry around; to carry on one's person
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
repentance; confession; penitence
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
powerful local clan; local strongman
magic; sorcery; incantation
illegitimate family lineage
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
license; licence; certificate; permit; diploma (conferring permission to teach, etc.)
two ways; both ways; two kinds
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
to employ; to hire; to charter
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
magical power; mystical force
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
principle; theory; fundamental truth
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
drama; play; Chinese opera
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller; (arch.) child from the city
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
due form; official; formality
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me