at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
outer roofed structure for protecting cultural assets and historic sites
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to put away one's bedding; to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
water's edge; beach; shore
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
excavation; cutting; digging
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
vital point; pressure point; area of the human body which causes a supernatural effect when struck
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
mountain stream; the water of a mountain stream
three cardinal virtues (wisdom, benevolence and valour (valor)); (having) three uses (e.g. a kitchen knife); (having) three advantages (e.g. a method); three qualities of nirvana (dharmakaya, prajna and moksha); three qualities of parinirvana; three virtues of Buddhahood (benevolence, wisdom and renunciation of klesha)
younger scholar; future reference
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
personal (employee); employed; retained
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
going on a pleasure jaunt
it's not like; it isn't as if
sedge hat and straw rain cape
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; spanning (incl. partial start and end periods)
small; fine; detailed; stingy