maintainability; serviceability
adherence (to one's beliefs); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
enchantingly beautiful flower; bewitching beauty
bedridden; confined to bed
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
evil thought; malicious motive
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to manage a state; to govern a country
range of use; range of application; range of applications; scope (of a document)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
urban area; metropolitan area; metropolitan region
city-state (e.g. the Vatican)
to be full of pride; to be boastful
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
military authorities; army circles
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
having great hopes for (someone's future); expecting much of; pinning one's hopes on
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
(looking) very bleak; having dim prospects
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest