temporary; provisional; interim
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
turmoil; chaos; confusion
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to surge; to well up; to gush out
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to escape from; to get out
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
amount of material resources