intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
in succession; one by one
society; company; the public; the world
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one thin flat object; one sheet
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
artists' world; painting circles
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
now that; since; so long as; because
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
rather; better; instead; if anything
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
based on; on the basis of
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days