attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
expression; presentation; representation; notation
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
internal controls, usu. relating to business governance
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point