penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
descending a mountain; descent
fairyland; enchanted land
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
Ōshū (alternative name of the former Mutsu province)
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.; mountain peak
water trickling from rocks
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
common name; popular name; secular name; bad reputation
spiritual awakening; resolution
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
oh my; dear me; wow; indeed; truly
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
word; (arch.) waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); Tōkaidō (under the ritsuryō system; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan)
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
to set (sun); to become dark
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)