heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
dark night; moonless night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
living room (Western style); sitting room
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
more than usual (usu. time)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
scenery; scene; landscape
En no Ozunu (634-c.700) (founder of Shugendō)
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to take up one's residence
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)