to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
retainer; vassal; servant
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
spine; backbone; spinal column
have to do; must; should; ought to
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to crawl out of; to creep out of
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to collapse; to flop (onto)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
proposal; proposition; suggestion
more than anything; above all else
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
invitation; introduction; temptation
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to jar; to creak; to grate
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73