improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
waste of time; killing time
summer vacation; summer holiday
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
notebook computer; laptop
document; official papers
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
just past noon; afternoon
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
estimate (of costs); budget
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to take (be in) charge of
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
this is why; this means; it is the case that
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
holding two or more positions concurrently
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt