new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
ditch with running water; drainage channel
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
one by one; one each; one at a time
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to make (one's heart) beat fast (with excitement, etc.); to flutter; to pound
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to approach; to draw near
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
once and for all; completely; spotlessly