making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption
still better; even better
(shrine or temple) donation register; subscription book; subscription list
senior priest (serving under the chief priest and associate chief priest); priest (below chief priest and above junior priest); grasshopper; locust
tangible cultural properties
cultural assets; cultural property
academic; scholarly; scientific
incineration; destruction by fire
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to try all possible means
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
Japanese-style bookbinding
paper; note; document; bill
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to take (be in) charge of
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
academic type; scholarly turn of mind
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
waste of effort; thankless task
mining; digging; working (a mine)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
factorization; factorisation
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh