novel; original; new; innovative
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
commuting to school; school commute
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever