new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
personal (employee); employed; retained
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
town; city; municipal; urban
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
high street; town centre (center)
(department) store; (department) stores
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
future affairs; affairs after one's death
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)