new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
enterprise; business; company; corporation
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
finely chiseled (features)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
floor above; floor upstairs
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
tips of one's hair; hair ends
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to understand from experience
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl