Vocabulary

Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)

mysterious influence; mysterious effect

staff to which shide are attached to make a go-hei

Ogasawara-ryu (school of etiquette)

prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)

cholesterol level

legal age

Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva); Fugen; Puxian

trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha)

sambhogakaya (reward body, form taken by a buddha after completing its role as a bodhisattva)

rupakaya (the physical body, esp. of a buddha)

nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved)

gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)

Sadaparibhuta (bodhisattva)

Shingon sect

tax identification number; TIN

resident taxpayer

non-resident taxpayer

air pump; bicycle pump

hair iron; curling tongs; straightening iron

main point; essential point; important thing

chickweed (Stellaria sp.); stitchwort

chickweed (stitchwort) roasted and mixed with salt, then ground into a powder for use as toothpaste

Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)

Japanese dock (a plant) (Rumex japonicus)

turnip (Brassica rapa)

baby hatch (for unwanted newborns); baby drop-off

halter; haltere (small balancing organ on a two-winged fly)

grand mal (seizure)

petit mal (seizure)

tonic-clonic seizure

absence seizure

Jacksonian epilepsy

anorexia nervosa

Wernicke's area

Wernicke's area

Wernicke's area

Wernicke's aphasia

aphonia; aphony; loss of voice

basal ganglia; basal nuclei