sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
clergyman; churchman; clergy
separate day; another day
proposal; offer; request; application
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to prostrate oneself before
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
short trip; brief journey; excursion
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
one-party regime; single-party regime
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
the right person in the right place
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
banquet or reception hall
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
government; administration
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred