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nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

madness; craziness; insanity

1

carving; engraving; chiselled features

19

specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

2

Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

Murasakinoimamiyachō

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Imamiya Shrine

3

four sides; all sides

6

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

Mogawa

1

omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate

1

sandstone

2

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

2

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

chisel; burin; graver; gad; jumper

3

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

1

late Heian period

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Tenji era (1124.4.3-1126.1.22)

1

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

1

our country; our land; one's own country

1

leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best

1

years (since the start of an era)

1

inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim

1

Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba

1

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

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Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)

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more and more; increasingly; extremely; very

1

rubbed copy; folio of rubbings

18

dragonfly; damselfly

2

tall (of a person)

1

fieldstone

1

three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)

1

the coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirits of the dead

3

text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

1

illustration

1

like; as if; the same as

1

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity

1

comparatively; relatively

1

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

3

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

cloud

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

1

the heavens

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the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)

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