change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
the other day; a few days ago
to have a talk; to tell a story
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
second day of the month; two days
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
than; from; out of; except; but; more
preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
same; similar; (just) like; equal
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
section manager; section chief
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
ago; since; before; previous
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize