new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
calm; composed; cool; quiet
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
a Buddha; deceased person
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
good fortune; luck; happiness; vipaka (retribution)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
vice; immorality; corruption
usurer; usury; loansharking
knowing; (an) acquaintance
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out