to feel relaxed; to be soothed
to be replaced with new growth
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
to take over; to hand over
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
clothes; clothing; garments
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to be profitable; to yield a profit
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
re-coating (e.g. repainting, respraying, etc.)
furnishings; implements; equipment
dust protection; dust cover
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
suddenly; all at once; rapidly