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.)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
man of the hour; woman of the hour
to set (sun); to become dark
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to be erected; to be built
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
older sister; lass; young lady
approximate age; age range
ten; 10; ten years of age
courteous; decorous; polite
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
name plate; name tag; label
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
living by oneself; living alone
although I say; although one might say; although called
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
here and there; in places
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business