kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
already known; well-known
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
a few years ago; some years back
(how) many times; (how) often
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
locational advantage; advantageous position
macula; macule; macula lutea; yellow spot
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
surrender (fall) of a castle
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
very; much; greatly; a lot of