storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
one revolution; one rotation
besides; moreover; in addition
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
main question; real issue at hand
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
conversion (of paper money, esp. into specie)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well