preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
as; because; with; due to
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
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)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
all present; all concerned; all of us
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be given up; to be discontinued
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up