decision; determination; resolution
descriptive poetry; epic poem
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
schedule; program; programme; agenda
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
publication of results; announcement of results
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
separate case; another matter
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
piece; fragment; one (object)
to look forward to something
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await