to come for the first time; to become for the first time
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
good; goodness; right; virtue
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
of course; certainly; naturally
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
doorplate; nameplate; gate pass
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result