direct control; direct supervision
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to get one's head around; to think about
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
true character; real nature
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to be free; to be available
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
artificial hairpin with ornamental flowers; chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
similar color; similar colour
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
decoration; ornament; trimmings
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
indicate reason; infers some protest
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest