sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
manly; masculine; like a man
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
when; at what moment; what time
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to fall in love (with); to love
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to haul up; to pull up (with both hands); to reel in
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
suggestiveness; sensationalism; stirring up strong emotions
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder