the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
tradition; legend; folklore
sharp eye; critical eye; discerning eye; an opinion
first warbling heard in a New Year
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(how) many times; (how) often
how many times; how often
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
around six o'clock AM; dawn service
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
mountains rising one above another
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
every year; yearly; annually
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory