nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
Obaku school of Zen Buddhism
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
nothing but; except; no more than
now that; since; so long as; because
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
to look away; to turn away
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
nature of one's business; business instinct
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
to get (e.g. the gist of something); to understand; to turn out as one thought
easygoing; unconventional; happy-go-lucky; light
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture