Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
vertical line; vertical bar; upright; note stem (music)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
preference; priority; precedence
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
inclusion; comprehension; implication; containing; covering
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
contradiction; inconsistency
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
had better ...; had better not ...
standardization; standardisation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
having said that; on the other hand
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled