to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
instead; but (on the other hand)
state religion; official religion; established religion
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
generation; lifetime; age
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
one's native country; land of one's birth
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
(political) power; authority; influence
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
acid; sourness; sour taste