new moon; first day of the lunar month; next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
feigned voice; unnatural voice
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
first day of the month; the first of the month
modesty; humility; being humble
outside the city; suburbs
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
famous school or university
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
police officer; policeman; constable
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
garden lantern; hanging lantern
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to warm (up); to heat (up)
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage