mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
employment position or rank
exemplar; model; example; pattern
multi-; multi-post; multilevel marketing system; pyramid selling; mulch; mulching
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
medical science; medicine
postgraduate course; graduate course
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
to let an opportunity slip
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead