equal / same

one

single

千早人: allusion to 宇治 (Uji, “a placename, especially of a river crossing”)

those who know, know

the Japanese language

(Buddhism) the Sakyamuni Buddha, Nepalese spiritual and philosophical teacher and founder of Buddhism: Siddhartha Gautama / (Buddhism) any of the other buddhas named in Buddhist scriptures

carve / engrave / chisel

bay, inlet

flames, blaze, cracking of flames