aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
fierce fight; close contest
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
recommendation; endorsement
to underrate; to make light of
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
without thinking of the consequences
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
one's own child; one's own children
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
lightly; easily; carelessly
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
trusting to chance; having a go at something