regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
cheap article; poor quality article
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
good bye; I'm off; see you later
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
absolute obedience; complete submission
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
great cause; moral law; justice
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
whispering; whisper; secret talk; sweet talk; sweet nothings; lovers' talk
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
understood; I see; OK; present; here
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension