nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
nesting hole; burrow; den
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
archipelago; group of islands
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
difference; discrepancy; variation
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
land route; overland route; by land; overland
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
journey; route of a journey
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
literature; books (reference); document
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether