material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
opposite side; opposition
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
carving; engraving; chiselled features
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
design; idea; conception; plan
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
large circle; great circle (of a sphere)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
three; three years of age
small circle; small circle (of a sphere)
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
Roerich; Rohrig; Rorig; Ryorikh
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
international; diplomatic intercourse
cultural assets; cultural property
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation