to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
neighbouring house; neighboring house
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
one evening; some evenings
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
appeal; entreaty; request
dismissal (from a position); discharge
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be detained; to take time
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
kindness; intimacy; friendship
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
to come and see (someone, something); to visit