new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
standing tree; standing timber
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
first sign of the Chinese calendar
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to dye; to colour; to color
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
very loose; slowly; leisurely
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to grimace; to make a wry face
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
imagination; supposition; guess
proper; appropriate; due; suitable