spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
pale; pallid; bluish-white
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
secret method; secret recipe; (prescription for a) secret medicine
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
with a click; with a snap
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
kindling; tinder; chips of firewood
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
to get caught; to be nabbed
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
this institution; the main institution
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
to do together; to share; to participate in
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
melancholy; gloom; depression
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
open veranda; open verandah
priest traveling as part of his training (travelling)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
substitution; replacement; shifting; change