Wood Dragon (41st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1904, 1964, 2024)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); 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)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
book; volume; this; present; main; head
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
in the meanwhile; during the time
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; 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 think, feel, consider, know, etc.
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 somebody'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
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; the way 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
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
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
writing by oneself; one's own handwriting
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible