provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
free (of charge); gratuitous
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need