opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
clanging (of a hammer); clanking; chinking
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
defense; defence; fielding
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
slight; insignificant; small
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
honorific affix; honorific prefix
somehow; for some reason or other
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk