abstract painting; abstract art
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
measuring instrument; instrumentation
to defy conventional wisdom
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
Kamen Rider (TV series, the titular character)
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
all companies; each company
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
deep affection; dear; beloved
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
spirit; heart; disposition
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)