divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to lend an ear to; to listen to
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
counter for generations; epoch
as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
leadership; initiative; spearhead
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to call (by a name); to name
cake or snack served with tea
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
sincere; earnest; serious
general manager; director-general
about; concerning; related to; -ish
identifiable; personalized
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
influence; clout; leverage
operational unit; supervisory department; control division
branch office; agency; sub-branch
oppression; suppression; pressure
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to call out; to ask someone to come
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to take command; to give direction
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
treating someone like a child
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do