to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
round shape; circle; circular form
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
to play a leading role; to play a central part
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
commitment; pledge; promise
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to flare up; to burst into flames
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to increase; to add to; to augment
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly