thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
starting point; point of departure
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
celebratory banquet; feast
at the meeting; on the occasion
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
while; during (the time when)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
than; from; out of; except; but; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
chapter one; first chapter