the Taiwan Strait

the World Health Organization

(Buddhism) the Thousand-Handed Bodhisattva

things are not as scary as they seems

Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital of Brunei)

(Japanese mythology) son of 瓊瓊杵 (Ninigi) and 木花開耶姫 (Ko no Hana no Sakuyabime), younger brother of 火照 (Hoderi), husband of 豊玉姫 (Toyotamabime), father of 鸕鷀草葺不合 (Ugaya Fukiaezu) and grandfather of Emperor Jinmu; he was known to have a conflict with his brother in the myth 海幸山幸 (Umisachi Yamasachi, “Luck of the Sea and Luck of the Mountain”)

(Buddhism) Kyūjitai form of 般若波羅蜜多心経 (Heart Sutra)

(Buddhism) Heart Sutra, Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sutra

(Tsugaru, dialect) we, us, ourselves

pierce / approximately 3.75 kg (8.33 pounds) (weight) / penetrate / brace