the other day; some time ago; recently
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
by means of; due to; because of; according to
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
hills and fields; hill and dale
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
main temple structure (sanctuary, hall)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to rebuild; to reconstruct
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to order; to command; to appoint
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
two-storied Buddhist tower
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
several years; a few years
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and yet; though; when; in spite of