homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to rank next to; to come after
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
interference; intervention; meddling
dominion; territory; possession
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
only recently; just of late
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
statue; picture; picture revealing character
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
with a momentary flash of light
to see through; to see the true nature of something
being startled; getting a shock
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)