immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
folklore studies; folkloristics
major subject; special study
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
overnight; since last night
extensive; vast range; wide scope
Burnes; Burns; Byrnes; Bahns
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to get strong; to gain strength
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
even more; still more; further
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to come into being; to be born
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
penetration; permeation; transmission
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
period of time; time slot; time zone
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity