new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
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
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
rising; ascending; climbing
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
until now; so far; up to the present
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to feel; to sense; to experience