little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
temple hall with a Kshitigarbha (Jizo) image
consideration; taking into account
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
individual; private person; personal; private
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
classification; categorization; sorting
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
systematisation; systematization
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
optimization; optimisation
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
travel planning; travel plans
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to need; to call for; to require
discarding; firing (an employee)
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis