Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
two-storied gate; tower gate
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
third stage; three stages
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
moving about; stirring about
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
more and more; increasingly; all the more
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
while; during; performed in this condition
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
desperately; for one's dear life
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
reluctance; regret; frugality
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
final scene; the end; finale
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much