stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
summons to appear before the Diet
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
just after O-Bon; the period (immediately) after O-Bon
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
summer vacation; summer holiday
during; for the duration of
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
new student; freshman; first-year student
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
working adult; full-fledged member of society
only recently; just of late
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
return of something; repayment