pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
magnificent; sublime; vigorous; bold
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
source (e.g. quotation); authority
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
everywhere; at every turn
writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy); drawing; painting
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
otherwise; or else; if not
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to appease; to suppress; to calm
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
two (long cylindrical things)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
too much; excessively; too
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to step forward; to volunteer
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
imagination; supposition; guess
surely (not); certainly (not)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
unanticipated; unexpected