winter; wintertime; winter term
to fail to go; to fail to come
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
middle of the night; dead of night
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
behavior; behaviour; conduct
neighbouring house; neighboring house
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
one evening; some evenings
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
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