smoothing out wrinkles; recreation (esp. for the elderly)
shaft (of an arrow); arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
admission and placement (e.g. to a school); transfer admission; advanced-standing admission
self-management; self-imposed control
arrow collector (at an archery range); collecting arrows
central entrance; slander
propaganda speech; inflammatory speech
benefitting oneself; benefiting oneself
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs; lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal
to be into something (e.g. a hobby)
great compassion and mercy
scat (in jazz); scat-singing
iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)
field horsetail (Equisetum arvense); common horsetail
opposing pairs (of leaves)
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam)
sea of people; (very large) crowd of people
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to go before; to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
portrait orientation; vertical orientation
presenter; submitter; proposer
public indignation; anger (as a citizen)
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents; program in a competing timeslot (programme)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
right-wing organization (clique) (organisation)
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
maintaining order (e.g. in a courtroom)