studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
uneducated bumpkin; resident of ancient Sichuan
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese
to cling to; to stick to; to be wedded to
must not; should not; do not
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
future years; in (one's) later years
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide