unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
yeah; you're right; that's right
conviction; belief; confidence
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
the same as always; day after day
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on