(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
15th day of the month; 15 days
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
appeal; entreaty; request
(official) audience; interview; reception; meeting with one's lawyer (while detained or imprisoned)
dismissal (from a position); discharge
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be detained; to take time
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
patience; endurance; perseverance
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly