as you see; as you can see
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
hostile relations; hostile relationship
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
branch shrine; corporate spin-off; split-off business
difficult to ...; hard to ...
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
bluish-green; turquoise; aqua
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
carnivore; carnivorous animal
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage