mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to become better; to improve
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
implicit agreement; tacit understanding
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to prostrate oneself before
both bare shoulders; stripped to the waist
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
shouting in a thunderous voice
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
directions; instructions; orders; command
immediately; at once; instantly
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
before the gate; in front of the gate
to employ; to hire; to charter
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
dying; laying down one's life; one out
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part