to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
and; thereupon; because of that
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
serious wound; serious injury
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
along the road; at the side of the road
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
temple's territory; temple's estate
to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to demand money; to pester; to extort
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment
excursion; field trip; school trip
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
Nagaoka-kyō (capital of Japan 784-794)
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
strict; close; precise; scrupulous