sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
dignity; majesty; sanctity
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
staff with plaited paper streamers
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to cease; to stop; to be over
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
just as I thought; as expected; that's why
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
portrait; likeness; picture
Mahavairocana (name of a Bodhisattva)
embodying; expressing concretely
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
depiction; description; portrayal
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty