large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to degenerate; to lapse into
value; worth; virtue; blessing
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
world peace; peace of the world
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
sweet and sour; bittersweet
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
long (time that has passed); old (story)
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
tartan (i.e. plaid pattern or fabric)
jumper skirt; pinafore dress
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
earnings from a part-time job
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck