several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
one-by-one; separately; in detail
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
leaf venation; leaf nervature; leaf vein; leaf nerve
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree); sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (of China; 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state; 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
calm abiding and clear observation (Tendai meditation); Tendai
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
Tenpyō period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE)
founding (of a temple or sect); founder; laying the foundation (for something); base (topology); basis
portrait; likeness; picture
seated figure (e.g. of Buddha); sedentary statue; sedentary image
carving; engraving; sculpture
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
Japan's best; number one in Japan
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
sitting upright (properly)
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request