practical question (problem); practical matter
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
information transfer; information transmission
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to appease; to suppress; to calm
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
based on; built on; made from
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
society; company; the public; the world
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
error of judgment; miscalculation
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
change in appearance; transformation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
narrative-like structure; narrative style
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand