fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
work by the same author (artist, etc.); work in the same style; same way of making
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
library; book collection; paperback book
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
community-based health care; community medicine
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
February; second month of the lunar calendar
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
start; beginning; first step; clue
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact