to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
joining a club as a trial
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
in one's own way or style
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous