new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
collapse; collapsing; death; bad debt
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
ability; performance; efficiency
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
a little bit; a little while
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
two (long cylindrical things)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe