August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
continuation; succession; series
offender; criminal; culprit
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
general-interest magazine
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
expulsion movement; boycott
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
height of summer; hottest part of summer
approval; license; licence; permission
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
cultivation; nurture; culture
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
body; physical system; (the) person
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
few decades; many decades; several decades
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
Internet Service Provider; ISP
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
re-examination; reinvestigation
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft