(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
how many years; how long; what year
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
silk damask; satin damask
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
putting the cart before the horse
literally; to the letter; literal
hills and fields; hill and dale
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
temple lodgings (for visiting monks or pilgrims); temple guesthouse; monk's quarters
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
area; region; district; locality
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
according to one's abilities; appropriate; reasonable
family which supports a temple; parishioner
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
Kōbō Daishi (774-835 CE; founder of Shingon Buddhism and renowned calligrapher)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
in a few days; at an early date