face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
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
Diamond Realm and Womb Realm
(religious) faith; belief; creed
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
woman; female; feminine gender
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
shell (e.g. electron shell)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
main shrine; inner sanctuary
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
Vairocana; Mahavairocana (Bliss Body of the historical Gautama Buddha); Dainichi Buddha; Nyorai Buddha
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
before god; before an altar
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of