widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
circulation; dissemination
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
simple; easy; convenient; handy
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
when it becomes; when it comes to
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
deep realization (realisation); profound realization; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; unexpectedly obtaining something
revival; restoration; resuscitation
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
pretension; conceit; hubris
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
treatment; service; handling; management
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
ruined temple; abandoned temple; temple ruins; closing a temple
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance