remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
discouraging; disappointing; lacking in thrill
imperturbability; steadfastness; cool head in an emergency; keeping one's calm (e.g. during a fight)
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
complete freedom; great freedom; great unhinderedness
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
a long time ago; in those days
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
dated; date; fixed; external
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
main temple building; nave
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
(paper) cord for tying the hair
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
dilapidated temple; temple ruins; abandoned temple
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
following a text word by word (e.g. when translating)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)