elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
after the end (of something); post-
witnessing; observing; sighting
without leaving any trace
feebleness; weakness; weak
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
person who has rendered distinguished service
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to gain fame; to make one's name
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
one's person; around one's person
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
somehow; for some reason or other
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
(how) many times; (how) often
unidentifiable; unidentified
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
near; nearby; not far off
to lose sight of; to miss
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible