former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
these guys; these fellows
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
unfairness; injustice; partiality
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
alien (from another planet)
white circle; white star; victory mark
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
carefree; free from worry
to pause; to have a short intermission
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
living thing; organism; creature; biology
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
one edge; one end; one side
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
official name; formal name
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
fierce fight; close contest
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
present; current; in operation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)