October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
harvesting rice while it is still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
instructor; advisor; adviser
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
finding employment; getting a job
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish