work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
sympathy; empathy; response
pleasant feeling; good vibes
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to begin to walk; to set out
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
general public; the masses
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
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.)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
way; method; means; (technical) specification
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
television program; TV program
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
program name (television); program identification
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it