new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
work; business; company; study
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
one's post; place of work; workplace
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
complete change; about-face
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
business; trade; operations; sales
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
proposal; proposition; suggestion
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
results; record; grades; marks
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk