to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
guess; speculation; supposition
region; limits; stage; level
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
independence; self-reliance
to live; to make a living; to get on with
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
(hair) rinse; (hair) conditioner
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
to aim for laughs; to play to the crowd
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
carbonization; carbonisation
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
day on which the temperature rises above 30 degrees Celsius
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
all you have to do is; just; that's all
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
official name; formal name