to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
clanging; empty; deserted
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
so what!; who gives a damn?
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to stiffen; to become stiff
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
several people; a few people
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
quickly; calmly; intently
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
way of speaking; intimation
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)