not only ... but (also); as well as ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
common people; ordinary people; masses
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
pine torch; torchlight; firebrand; bonfire
long (time that has passed); old (story)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
lineage; pedigree; good family
religious organization; religious organisation
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
religious exultation; ecstasy
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Buddhist image normally withheld from public view
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
adorning (a Buddhist statue)
in comparison to; rather than
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
proclamation; dissemination; promulgation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...