printing type; movable type; printed text; print
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
immediately; right away; on the spot
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to switch off; to turn off
prospects of victory; chances of success
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
each; (arch.) you (plural)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
the West; the Occident; Western countries
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
regulation baseball (as opposed to the variety played with a rubber ball)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
war; battle; match; game; competition
cooking class; cookery school
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
lump together; put all together
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop