acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
function; facility; faculty; feature
link; directory entry; rink
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
library; book collection; paperback book
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
large number (of); many; majority
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
The Door into Summer (1957 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)