to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
proper; right; reasonable
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
criticism; critique; review; commentary
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
to miss; to fail to capitalize; to fail to capitalise
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
two at a time; two by two; in twos
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
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
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
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
unit; (musical) group; band
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
verbal message; word (from someone)
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling