wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tread (of a wheel); step (of a stair)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
the other day; a few days ago
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
war; battle; match; game; competition
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
completion (of a building)
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
popular name; common name; given name
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself