completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
usual; normal; stereotyped
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
gently (of the wind); softly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to take a breath; to take a short rest
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
descendant; posterity; offspring
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to be profitable; to yield a profit
government; administration
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
ruined temple; abandoned temple; temple ruins; closing a temple
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep