new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
author; writer; novelist; artist
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
writing; composition; essay; sentence
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
that's the way it is; such is life
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
consequence; outcome; result; blame
in that way; like that; that way
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
charcoal; charred remains