new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
Ming period (China; 1368-1644); Ming era
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
what kind of; what sort of; what
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to head home; to leave for home
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to run up to; to rush over
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to repeat; to do over again
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
oil expression (extraction)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage