private secretary; amanuensis
dictation; verbal statement
various countries; various regions; various provinces
former winters; the last winter
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
directly under; falling perpendicularly
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
group; bunch; crowd; group
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
planning; project; plan; design
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
miscellaneous recyclable paper; recyclable paper other than old newspapers and carton boxes
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
(man's) father-in-law; father of one's wife
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money