coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
whenever you want; any time you like
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
preference; priority; precedence
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
northern part; the north (of a region)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC
(right at the) side; just beside
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
technique; art; skill; move
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
appearance; figure; shape; form