previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
witnessing; observing; sighting
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
development; exploitation
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
tradition; legend; folklore
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
directly opposite; right in front
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to recall; to remember; to recollect
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
training; drill; practice; discipline
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
preservation; retainment; keeping
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
in that manner; like that
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route