acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
knowing; (an) acquaintance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
(written) contract; agreement
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(period of) a year; during an era
mobilization; mobilisation
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
continuation; succession; series
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
now; the present time; just now; another; more
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
closing of a park (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
assertion; declaration; affirmation