new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
when about to go back; on the way back; on the way home
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
this occasion; at this time; now
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
woman; female; feminine gender
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact