as; because; with; due to
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to understand (each other); to comprehend
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
impossible; unlikely; improbable
the other day; a few days ago
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
medical care; medical treatment
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
progress; advance; improvement; development
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
those (near the second person)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum