to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dull sound; muffled sound
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
dispute; argument; contention
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
head; lead; vanguard; first
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
spring water; clear (pure) water
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604.8.12-1651.6.8), Shougun 1623-1651
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
main temple building; nave
Deva gate; temple gate guarded by fierce Deva Kings; temple gate of the Nio
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
important cultural property; important cultural asset