new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to this extent; to this degree; this much
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
number two; mistress; concubine
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar