to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to badger; to pester; to beg
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to be saved up (of money)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to summon; to get used to call
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
material; substance; matter
extermination; annihilation
extermination; expulsion; destruction
bank; banking institution
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
turning point; transition phase
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
making the rounds to express thanks
prime minister's official residence
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
guard; security (officer); guardsman
stillness; repose; standing still
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)