habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
how many years; how long; what year
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
novel; story; (work of) fiction
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
incompetent; have no merit
lately; recently; in recent times
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
world; society; people; the public
great person; eminent figure
surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese trick-taking game)
counter for books; volume
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
annotation; explanatory note; comment
magician; conjurer; illusionist
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze