time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)
business; errand; nature of one's business
Wood Dragon (41st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1964, 2024, 2084)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to try to do; to attempt to do
in the meanwhile; during the time
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
tip of a twig; tip; end; trifles; trivial matters
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
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
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
tone (of voice); manner of talking
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality