promotion; advancement; rising in rank
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
fund-raising tournaments (during the Edo period)
engage in ascetic practices with dauntless spirit
vegetable-based food (incl. nuts, berries, etc., but excl. all meat and fish)
first meal (including meat or fish) taken after a period of abstinence
being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort
striving to adopt ascetic practices for one's whole life
cloth used as a gift for ceremonies
cleft-fronted bait crab (Guinusia dentipes); shore crab