to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
(arch.) violent and angry; shining; glittering; sparkling
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
serious; not joking; straight
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
Hozoin-ryu (school of sojutsu)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
senility; dotage; decrepitude
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
first generation; founder
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
dullard; indecisive person
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship