carving; engraving; sculpture
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
leadership; initiative; spearhead
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
Saichō; Saichou (founder of the Tendai sect) (767-822)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
founder; originator; pioneer
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
average; ordinary; normal
matter for great congratulation
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy