dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
Centaurus (constellation); the Centaur
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
magnesium oxide (MgO); magnesia
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
flash (of light); glint; schiller
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
five-part gravestone representing earth, water, fire, wind and heaven
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
earth, water, fire, wind and void (the five elements)
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
one's outlook on the universe
embodying; expressing concretely
action of making something; -ification
command; lead; generalship; leadership
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
embodiment; realization; materialization
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)