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.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
meaning; significance; sense
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to have meaning; to be meaningful
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
danger; peril; hazard; risk
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
myself; yourself; I; me; you
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
never mind!; don't worry about it
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to talk; to chat; to chatter
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!