what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
promising without due consideration
(being) worth seeing; impressive
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
sanity; consciousness; soberness
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to look forward to something
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
deciding or acting on one's own
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
that day; the very same day
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
welcome!; nice to see you!
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
in this manner; in this way; like this
swindler; imposter; crook
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as everyone knows; needless to point out
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science