August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
official bulletin; communique
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
bank; banking institution
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
employment agency; placement agency; labour exchange; labor exchange
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
job hunting; seeking employment
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
materials; data; document
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
industrial reserve force; the ranks of the unemployed
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade