firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
maintenance; preservation; improvement
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
watchful waiting; careful supervision
discipline; training; teaching manners
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to become empty; to be emptied
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
first meeting; first interview with
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
being startled; getting a shock
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to cease; to stop; to be over
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
same; similar; (just) like; equal
thereupon; shortly thereafter
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)