for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
amber; bright golden yellow
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
long-established; old-established; traditional
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
soldier; combatant; warrior
very much; exceedingly; extremely
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
novel; story; (work of) fiction
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely