last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
good humour (humor); good mood
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
not covered (by); not subject (to)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
ability to get things done
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
spread; span; expanse; extent
calming down; quieting down
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
gross domestic product; GDP
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
100,000,000; one hundred million
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
unseasonable; out of season
sharp parting remark; parting threat
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)