to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to extort (money); to blackmail
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
festival; feast; carnival
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to lend an ear to; to listen to
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
behind with everything; too late; reactive