amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
concession; conciliation; compromise
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
the place for; the time for; the level of
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
anything and everything; just about everything
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
one day; (on) a certain day
beyond that point; after that
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
motherland; fatherland; native country
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
re-examination; reinspection; reappraisal; review
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)