and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
Japanese person; Japanese people
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
people; men and women; each person; everybody
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to say; to tell; to state; to do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
ago; since; before; previous
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward