route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
to have troubles; to have concerns
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
infancy; childhood; tender age
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
process; course; mechanism
understanding person; supporter
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
another time; some other time
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
early (days); initial stage; initial
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo