note (letter) left behind; will
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
follow-up report; further news
detective team; study group; club
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
transactions; dealings; business
negotiations; discussions; connection
colored contact lens; coloured contact lens; cosmetic contact lens; decorative contact lens
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
hard to reach place; remote place
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
(not) a single person; (no) one
to take over; to hand over