sixth day of the month; six days
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
seventh day of the month; seven days
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
eighth day of the month; eight days
ninth day of the month; nine days
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
proposal; offer; request; application
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to distribute; to hand out
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
arrogant; haughty; insolent
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
800,000; eight hundred thousand