storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
library; book collection; paperback book
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to bring; to take; to bring about
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
episode; anecdote; vignette
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
starting point; point of departure
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to make a speech; to address
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
one's own child; one's own children
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues