beginning of the year; early in the New Year
distinction; discrimination
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
training school or institute
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to ride past; to miss one's stop (train, bus, etc.)
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
eddies of wind around high buildings
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
successive generations; successive emperors
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
nausea; sickness in the stomach
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP