new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
other side; opposite side; other party
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
many; a lot; much; multitude
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
eccentric; crank; oddball
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
God only knows what may happen
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tenement house; row house
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...