ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
guard; sentinel; garrison
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
number of persons; personnel
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
first thing in the morning
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
interval; break; pause; spare moment
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
end; close; finish; termination
technique; art; skill; move
persecution complex; paranoia
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
inattention; absent-mindedness
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
having said that; on the other hand
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution