inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to take measures (against); to take steps
to be in opposition; to be in private life
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
leader; guide; mentor; coach
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
temple's territory; temple's estate
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
being in general control of
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
error; mistake; slip; bug
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
capturing something alive
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)
Buddhism; Buddhist teachings
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
Island; insula; island; islet
retainer; vassal; servant
reconciliation; make peace with
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)