slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
bonshō; Buddhist temple bell
on the sea; surface of the sea
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
horizon (related to bodies of water)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
port city; harbor city; harbour city
getting on board; sailor; seaman