inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
chain; series; connection; linkage
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
tabletop game; table game
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
having more wins than losses; taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.)
about the same; about equal to; close match
pride; dignity; self-worth
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation
to press against each other; to huddle together
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
life and death; life or death
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
sense of loss; feeling of loss
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
like a part of the family
excursion; field trip; school trip
3rd day of the month; three days
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen