high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
(profound) realization; awareness; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; (arch.) obtaining (something) unexpectedly
inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
but; however; provided that
to close (one's eyes); to shut
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to call a person's attention (to)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to bring back; to restore
as if nothing had happened
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name