ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
occupation forces; occupation army
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
cave; cavern; den; grotto
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
multiplication table; times table
En no Ozunu (634-c.700) (founder of Shugendō)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
magic; sorcery; incantation
wizardry; secret of immortality
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
powerful person; influential person
society; public; community; social studies
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
fishing industry; fishery
natural virtue; personal virtue
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
Shugendō; Japanese mountain asceticism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san