time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
the three worms (in Taoism); worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
Japanese dog breed (e.g. Shiba, Akita)
climate and natural features (of a region)
breeding; raising; rearing
superheating; overheating
general incorporated association
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
number of (large) animals
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
Japanese dog breed (e.g. Shiba, Akita)
pre-existing; already there; conventional
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
Kai; Kai ken; Japanese dog breed
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
aptitude; aptness; suitability