wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to lure someone; to entice someone
foreign enemy; outside invader
to sniff out; to get wind of
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
site; point on a map; spot
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to be too numerous; to be too much
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
how long; how far; how much
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to happen to meet; to come across
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
very likely; very probable
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to encamp; to take up positions
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
terrain; geographical features; topography