easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
garden lantern; hanging lantern
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
every other; second; alternate
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
expertise; experience; knowledge
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
overhaul; check-up; inspection
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
urgency; exigency; emergency
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
parliamentarian; member of a congress
to hate each other; to hate mutually
too many to count; too numerous to mention
parents and siblings; one's relatives
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
Hong Kong orchid tree (Bauhinia blakeana)
good harbor (harbour); fine harbor
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
not a little; not a few; considerable
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
all companies; each company
very; much; greatly; a lot of
adoration; admiration; devotion
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)