not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
wages; pay; rental payment
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
topic of discussion; agenda
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
sympathy; empathy; response
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
ringing; throbbing violently
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
without; but if; otherwise; or else