fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
just you wait and see (as a threat)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
in comparison to; rather than
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
draw (in competition); tie game
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
health; healthy; sound; fit