Kobayashi Sachiko (1953.12-)
angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare)
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
agape; agape feast; love feast; lovefeast
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Tezuka Osamu (1928.11.3-1989.2.9)
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
Black Thunder (chocolate bar)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
colored ball; anti-thief colored ball (filled with a colored dye); paintball
monetary offering; offertory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
scientific crime detection; forensic investigation
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
New Year's Eve; December 31
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)