working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
courteous; decorous; polite
good young man; agreeable youth
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
consequently; as a result; in the end
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
second volume (of three); second book; volume two; book two
to get thin; to taper off
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
religious leader; religious figure; religious practitioner
religion that worships mountains as sacred (e.g. Shugendō); mountain worship
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to call a person's attention (to)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
sales promotion; hard selling