painter; artist; painter supported by patron
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
workman; construction worker; hand
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
temple hall commemorating its founding or its founder
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
without; unless; have to do
seated figure (e.g. of Buddha); sedentary statue; sedentary image
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
hillock; small hill; knoll; hummock
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
retainer; vassal; servant
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
quotation; abstract; selection; summary
bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva); grain of rice; cooked rice
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
mine tunnel; mine shaft; mineshaft
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
the same; the said; likewise
shoji (paper sliding door)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun