the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
loser; defeated person; the defeated
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
consent; acceptance; agreement
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
line; queue; procession; matrix
new book; new publication
temporary; provisional; interim
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
good-natured person; nice person
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
abandoned child; foundling
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
rebellion; great uprising
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious