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almond (Prunus dulcis)

1

archaic smile

1

artless but attractive in a quaint sense

1

smile

1

style; form; pattern

21

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

26

temple (Buddhist)

55

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

2

supporter

3

head of family; originator

2

Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

15

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

2

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

14

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

3

to disappear; to vanish

1

well-known; noted; celebrated

12

main temple structure (sanctuary, hall)

5

Virupaksa (Buddhist deity)

1

Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)

4

big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity

1

Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)

1

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

2

1,000; thousand

29

erecting (temple, Buddhist statue, etc.)

15

reform; innovation

2

government management

5

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

10

advanced level; high grade; senior

3

creating a statue (esp. a Buddhist statue)

2

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

2

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

17

job; work; duties; trade; skill

14

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

20

small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple

1

house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

77

Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity

3

Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027)

7

nine; 9

27

giving rise to the desire to save all sentient beings; praying; prayer

4

pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

54

wooden mosaic; parquetry

2

short time

2

efficient

6

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

24

peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity

1

pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

1

Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

17

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

55

Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba

20