congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
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)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
to have a meal; to take a meal
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
in history; ever; historical
rare; extraordinary; singular
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
indictment; prosecution; complaint
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
charming; fascinating; attractive
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
these days; nowadays; recently
hello; good day; good afternoon
it's been a long time; long time no see
main text; original text; this book; this volume
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
three persons; three parties