to have a reason; to have an excuse
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
dildo (made of horn, shell or papier mache)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
since when; from when; how long
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
library (usu. single-room); small library
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many