scenic; beautiful; picturesque
to be prosperous; to prosper; to flourish; to enjoy great prosperity
church; cathedral; chapel
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
guardian; mentor; protector
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
residence; abode; dwelling
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to be found; to be discovered
rivers and mountains; landscape
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
candle decorated with coloured pictures (esp. of flowers or birds)
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
form; shape; figure; visage
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
feigned; pretending (not to know)