sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
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
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
great numbers; numerical superiority
fixed fitting (esp. window)
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
bearing; heading; point of the compass
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to escape from; to get out
to give directions; to issue instructions
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
professional shogi player; professional go player
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to turn completely into; to become completely
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
and; thereupon; because of that