training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
generation; the world; the age
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
temporary imperial mortuary
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
under control (e.g. of territory)
science and technology; scientific technique
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to be in danger of; to be liable to
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
rebel; traitor; insurgent
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
centralization of power; centralisation of power
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
major incident; major happening; big scandal
first (of its kind) in Japan
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
death from disease; death from illness
instead; but (on the other hand)