company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
naturally; of course; understandably
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
decoration; ornament; trimmings
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
it is not (like that) either
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?