strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
at that time; in those days
allotment (of land); parcelling out
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
along; parallel to; in accordance with
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
removing; clearing (away); demolishing
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
government office; public office
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
person turned into a beggar overnight
major dealer; wealthy merchant
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
memory; ability to remember
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
in that manner; like that
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
of late; lately; this part; this point; here