to commit a crime; to do evil
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
health; healthy; sound; fit
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
rapid progress; great strides
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
to be replaced with new growth
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
in its entirety; whole; wholly
clothes; clothing; garments
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
direction of travel; direction of movement
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
to be profitable; to yield a profit