inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
determination; resolution
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
based on; on the basis of
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
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
to head home; to leave for home
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged