suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
summer vacation; summer holiday
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
yoke; constraints; oppression
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
form; shape; figure; visage
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
than; from; out of; except; but; more
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to compete with; to vie for
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
wind blowing through fresh verdure; mountain air
to be opposite; to face each other
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...