shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
few decades; many decades; several decades
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Zizhi Tongjian (Chinese historiographical text, completed in 1084 CE)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
one by one; one after another; successively
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
general public; the masses
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
expression; presentation; representation; notation
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
3000; three thousand; many
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
village; hamlet; settlement
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)