giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
directly opposite; right in front
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
this (very thing); this precisely
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples); Shikoku pilgrim
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
temple which issues amulets
separate; scattered; apart
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
set of three; three sets; three classes
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)