new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
book; volume; this; present; main; head
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
opposite; reverse; contrary
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
March; third month of the lunar calendar
the place for; the time for; the level of
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
danger; peril; hazard; risk
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
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)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal