funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
nature; property; disposition
starting late; late departure
firmly rooted; deep-seated
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to prevent; to take precautions
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
(death from) starvation; starving to death
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to demolish; to take away until nothing remains
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to be worried; to be troubled
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear