regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
economic; financial; fiscal
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
rapid completion; intensive training
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
February; second month of the lunar calendar
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
public welfare; the people's livelihood
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
British currency; pound sterling
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
public debt; public bond; government securities
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
quinquennial; recurring every five years
hammering sound; hammering
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
rest; break; recess; intermission
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
and (also); both ... and; as well as