bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
middle of the night; dead of night
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to some extent; to a certain extent
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wherein; therein; thereinto
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to tower over the surroundings
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
simple; simplified; easy; plain
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
how many years; how long; what year
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
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to spend time (on doing something)
business; work; operations; service; duties