certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
counter for books; volume
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
handicraft; industrial art object
Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
overlap; duplication; doubling
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)