to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
snake; serpent; large snake
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
matter of time; question of time
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
of course; certainly; naturally
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
just above; right overhead
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
degree of relative priority
research organization; investigative body
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
second; number two; runner-up
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
creation; generation; formation; derivation
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
study; research; investigation
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs