to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
producer (film, TV, etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
newspaper with a lot of advertisements and delivered for free of charge
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to encamp; to take up positions
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
personal; individual; private
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos