following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
each nation; many nations; many countries
creating a statue (esp. a Buddhist statue)
change; transition; vicissitudes
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
creative power; genius; creative originality
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
discovery; detection; finding
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
coming up with an idea; idea
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
the West; the Occident; Western countries
realistic; graphic; true to life
to be intimate with; to befriend
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
indirection; indirectness
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
performing art; technique (in a performing art)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
the ten great disciples (of Buddha)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
immersion; being absorbed in
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by