crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
hair iron; curling tongs; straightening iron
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
chief; main; principal; important
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
covert action; covert operations
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat
cold-water ablutions (for spiritual purification)
rosary; string of prayer beads
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
Manjusri (Bodhisattva); Monju; Monjushuri; Wenshu
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
(writing, painting) brush
here and there; in places
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
body; physical system; (the) person
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
silence; stillness; quietness
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks