entering a village; moving to a village
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
push-up (exercise); press-up
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
critical (condition); serious
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem