baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to be silent; to say nothing
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
(religious) faith; belief; creed
mountain chain; mountains
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to begin to walk; to set out
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
physical work; manual labour (labor)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
proposal; proposition; suggestion
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)