purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
act of terror; act of terrorism
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
warbler being in a valley; valley in which warblers live; remaining obscure and unsuccessful
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
ordinary citizen; the general public
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
almost; roughly; approximately
I appreciate your efforts
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
March; third month of the lunar calendar
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda