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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

to reach; to get to

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

6

quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate

2

at someone's (something's) mercy

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

Sushun

8

cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof

2

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

3

to hate; to detest

6

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

2

brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

1

heartlessness; inhumanity

3

because; since

1

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

4

darkness

2

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

5

Gonsai

5

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

5

Umayadonoouji

5

high praise; great admiration; rave reviews

1

to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on

1

temple (Buddhist)

3

to build; to construct

7

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

3

priest; monk; bonze

15

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

9

training; education; development; cultivation

2

Shitennōji

1

counter for temples

11

main temple structure (sanctuary, hall)

2

Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)

2

one jō and six shaku (4.85m); statue of Buddha measuring one jō and six shaku; sitting cross-legged

2

the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine

1

the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace

3

natural span of life; 250 years old

1

mandala

2

exhibition; display

1

Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)

1

flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)

1

image; figure; figure; form; image

4

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

2

Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

1

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

2

Buddhist; researcher of Buddhism

1

injustice; unfairness

2

historical treatise; historical discussion

7

self-defense; self-defence

3

to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin

1