artistry; good taste; elegance; grace
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
steady progress; rapid advance
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
society; the world; the times
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
to bring; to take; to bring about
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
everywhere; all over; throughout
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
coating (esp. lacquering)
interior; inside; internal
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
will not do; do not; does not
with these words; while saying
number one; first; best; most; game; round
impudent; shameless; brazen
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to force open; to push open
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)