promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
helper; assistant; help; assistance
schedule; program; programme; agenda
alteration; falsification; faking
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to recover consciousness; to come to
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
main ingredient; main component
such; this sort of; like this
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
operation; functioning; running
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
aspect; phase; condition; modality
watchful waiting; careful supervision