when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
our country; our land; one's own country
minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; epigraph
historic; historical; traditional
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
making Buddhist images, implements, etc.
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
decision; settlement; definition
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
Northern Wei dynasty (of China; 386-535)
origin; beginning; source; rise
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
three-dimensionality; solidity
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
country; territory; domain; realm
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to delight; to give pleasure
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked