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
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
indicate reason; infers some protest
to recall; to remember; to recollect
two persons; two people; pair; couple
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
enterprise; business; company; corporation