starting line; starting point
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
along; parallel to; in accordance with
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
ventilation fan; extractor fan
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to get between; to be caught in
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
sharp increase; sudden rise
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
Thai basil (Ocimum basilicum); common basil; tree whose branches are said to split into seven pieces upon falling
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
righteousness; justice; right
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
supreme; greatest; highest; best
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
buddhakaya (the body of Buddha)
extinguishing illusion and passing over to Nirvana
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha