strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
day of spring; spring sun
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
a little; somewhat; slightly
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
spear-shaped Japanese cedar
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
with these words; while saying
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
wet nurse; nursing mother
to yell; to rant; to rave
fresh verdure; new green leaves
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)
to slide down; to slip down
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
to run through; to run past
white robe worn by ascetics; white garments worn by pilgrims
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
steaminess; sultriness; stuffiness
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
art of war; strategy; tactics