difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
person of letters; literary person
(drawn) line; line in a drawing
our country; our land; one's own country
major festal song (subgenre of the Shi Jing)
Northern Song dynasty (China, 960-1127)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion
to shave off; to scrape off
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
grasp; catch; understanding
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
silk canvas; artwork on silk
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
refinement; elegance; grace
false charge; slander; defamation
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism