choice; selection; option
rather; better; instead; if anything
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to control; to command; to get the better of
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
public execution; public embarrassment
death by hanging; execution by hanging
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
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
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
medical treatment; medical care
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to point upward; to look upward; to improve