(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
three; three years of age
servant; manservant; menial
pocket heater; hand warmer; heater pack
exceptional item; extraordinary product
(feather) duster; dusting
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
classification; categorization; sorting
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
3rd day of the month; three days
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
charging (at the enemy) with a shout; rush; rushing (an activity); working at full speed; penetration; piercing
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
sunlight filtering through trees
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
tingling; stinging; pungently
address; address; email address; addressing (the ball)
receipt; cash-register slip
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up