fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to become overly logical; to be hairsplitting
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
fifth day of the month; five days
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl