original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
praying for the coming of a deity; ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
every year; yearly; annually
to be intimate with; to befriend
euphemism; eulogistic name; poetical name; poetic name
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
shoji (paper sliding door)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
to force one's way; to push through
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
fairyland; enchanted land