bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
monistic; unitary; unified; centralized; centralised
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
negotiations; discussions; connection
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings)
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
all existing things (formed and formless)
voluntary; optional; free; elective
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to state; to express; to mention
Emperor Kimmei; Kimmei Tenno (510-571 CE, reigning: 539-571 CE or 531-571 CE)
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
arbitrary decision; on one's own authority; arbitrariness
France; French (language)
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
honorific/polite/humble prefix