August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
10th day of the month; ten days
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
declaration of war; proclamation of war
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
pride; boast; credit (to)
eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing