to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
such ... as; or some such
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
for your information; I'm telling you
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to watch steadily; to stare
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
surely; certainly; without doubt
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
practice; practising; experience
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
will; testament; last request
very; extremely; excessively
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be conspicuous; to stand out
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
impossible; unlikely; improbable
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very popular; highly favoured