novel; original; new; innovative
surrounding at a distance
what proportion; what percentage
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
majority group (party, faction)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
inside; interior; inner part
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
curious; strange; unusual
bento; Japanese box lunch
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
trouble; bother; annoyance
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to wear a sword at one's side
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
in succession; one by one
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately