The 10-syllable interjection used to count down, syllable by syllable, in daruma-san ga koronda

octopus sausage (wiener sausage with cuts in the base that cause the sausage to curl when cooked, resembling an octopus' limbs)

(Buddhism) complete enlightenment

(grammar) a verbal conjugation class in which the verb stem ends in k-, with minor historical changes

(grammar) a verbal conjugation class in which the verb stem ends in s-

(Classical Japanese grammar) a verbal conjugation class in which the verb stem ends in r- with four irregular bases: -a, -i, -u, and -e

(linguistics) a specific historical consonantal shift of the Japanese language during the Heian Period, wherein many word-medial /f/ sounds changed to /w/ sounds

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

(Buddhism) the supreme perfect enlightenment

three, 3 / third