previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
practice; practising; experience
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
about when; about what time; how soon
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
training; drill; practice; discipline
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
illegal channel; back channel; black market
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
the opposite sex; isomerism
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance