to have a talk; to tell a story
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Fire Horse (43rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
recently; lately; these days
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens, species of Western Pacific rabbitfish); dusky rabbitfish; sandy spinefoot
systematic; organized; organizational
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
land swindler; fraudulent land broker
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
man; male; masculine gender
one's possessions; ownership
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
formal demand for disciplinary measures against a lawyer
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
superstition; superstitious belief