(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
oxidized silver; oxidised silver; something restrained but impressive (e.g. performance); something quiet but superb; something masterfully controlled
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world
Jetavana Monastery (India); Jetavana-vihara
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
crown (of creation); apex; the best
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
praise; glorification; extolment
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
make; workmanship; preparation
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
calling by name; designation; nomination
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)