October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
badge of rank; rank insignia
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
northwestern part; the northwest
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
cache; place to hide something
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
plume; ornamental feather
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
moment by moment; hour by hour
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
technical term; terminology; jargon
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
vacant house; unoccupied house
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)