new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
unfortunately; regrettably
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
sunbathing; basking in the sun
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
changing clothes; change of clothes
how; in what way; how about; questionable
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
praise; glorification; extolment