Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
first sign of the Chinese calendar
job; work; duties; trade; skill
staying behind; remaining; residual
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
thicket; coppice; brushwood
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
bungalow; one-story house
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside the home; one's family
to take (all of) into consideration
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
mostly involve; principally involve
remote island; solitary island; outlying island
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement