ceremony; rite; ritual; service
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
workshop; studio; atelier
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
foundation stone; cornerstone
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
faded color; faded colour; antique look
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
library (usu. single-room); small library
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
(made of) stone; stone-built
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
riskiness; (level of) danger
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
secularization; secularisation; popularization; popularisation
distant land; remote location; distant province
town; city; municipal; urban
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
occupation; calling; livelihood
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
general public; the masses
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation