Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
both; both sides; both parties
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute