remarkable; striking; obvious
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
going around; patrol; round; tour
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
great talents mature late
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
unexpected meeting; coincidence
brightness; splendour; splendor
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark