period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
at the last moment; this late in the game
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
cartoon-character costume
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to gather; to collect; to assemble
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
sympathy; compassion; pity
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
leader of a delegation (body, party)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
our country; our land; one's own country
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
that day; the very same day
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
perception; sensing; noticing
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
it's been a long time; long time no see
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress