collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
selection; choice; option
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to gather; to collect; to assemble
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
inclination; tendency; nature; character
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match