maintenance; preservation; improvement
to intend; to be sure that
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
later on; eventually; afterwards
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
as you see; as you can see
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to lie deep in; to extend far back
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
reaching; attaining; arrival
long-established; old-established; traditional
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
time and time again; many times; a number of times
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
question and answer session
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder