new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
reflective water surface; reflecting water
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
sidelocks; hair at the temples
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
wet nurse; nursing mother
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
tea plantation; tea field
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
form; shape; figure; visage
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come