shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
secret; private; surreptitious
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
three; three years of age
mountain range; mountain belt
traversing; walking along the ridge of a mountain range; longitudinal
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
to refuse; to decline; to deny
ritual acts performed under a waterfall
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far