recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
derivation; development; offshoot
process; course; mechanism
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
Heian-kyō; former name of Kyoto, capital city of Japan from 794 to 1869
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
postwar period; period after Second World War
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
world-class; (of) high global reputation
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
fast approach; quick intimacy
illegitimate child; secret love child
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
general (variety) store (shop)
guide; tour guide; guidebook; guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area