itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
every year; yearly; annually
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
black headgear worn by yamabushi
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
gaiters; leggings; puttees
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
bishop's staff; khakkhara
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to some extent; to a certain extent
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to hide; to keep to oneself
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
public safety; public welfare
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
don't worry about it; forget about it
third day of the month; three days
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)