to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
round shape; circle; circular form
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to flare up; to burst into flames
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)