July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
how; in what way; by what means
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
action of making something; -ification
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
identification; ID; identity
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
release event; event held to release item for sale (e.g. CD, DVD, book)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
free (of charge); gratuitous