September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
letter; missive; note; mail
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
February; second month of the lunar calendar
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
the reason is ...; it is because ...
temporary; provisional; interim
to entrust; to leave to a person
when it becomes; when it comes to
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
powerful family; powerful clan
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
regulars; regular soldiers
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context