new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
utmost limit; extremity; result
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
just because; even if; even though
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
underwear; shirt (worn as an undergarment)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
convenient; handy; useful
large amount of capital; large-cap; big-cap
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
giving; gifting; presenting