September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
novel; story; (work of) fiction
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
things at hand; personal belongings
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
right to choose; a say; option
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to one's heart's content or satisfaction