to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
white stone; white (go pieces)
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
lost property; something dropped and left behind
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
covered with; stained; smeared
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
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