public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
planning; project; plan; design
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
system; institution; organization; organisation
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
responsibility; duty; obligation
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
declaration of war; proclamation of war
speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech
to become an expert; to be master at
required subject; compulsory course
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
contemporary novel; modern novel
university hospital; teaching hospital
doctor's rounds (in hospital)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
self-interest; selfish desire
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting