sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
opposite side; opposition
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
new book; new publication
junior high school student; middle school pupil
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
how; in what way; I wonder
pet groomer; animal groomer; laminate trimmer; trimmer; hair clipper
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
all; entire; whole; altogether
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
boy; son; baby boy; young man