this and that; one thing or another
overestimation; overvaluing
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
proposal; proposition; suggestion
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
thousand years; very long period; forever
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
summer vacation; summer holiday
homecoming; returning home
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
Kyoto-style chopped vegetables pickled in salt with red shiso leaves
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
production (e.g. play); direction
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
troublesome; annoying; complicated
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
intensification; aggravation
automotive industry; motor vehicle industry
liberalization of capital transactions
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting