to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
the other day; a few days ago
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
alone; by oneself; on one's own
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
regret; repentance; remorse
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to chase; to run after; to pursue