traitor (to one's country); quisling
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
(distinction of) sex; gender
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
quarrel; dispute; argument
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
shame; disgrace; (sexual) violation; rape
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
property; fortune; assets
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
migration; move; emigration; immigration
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
bent back; hunchback; stoop
in succession; one by one
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to move forward; to move on
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity