ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
origin; beginning; source; rise
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
large number (of); many; majority
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
Genjou; Xuanzang (602-664)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to spread; to be propagated