fortunetelling (as an occupation)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
edge of the eaves; house frontage
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
Japanese robin (Erithacus akahige)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
beyond that point; after that
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to use; to make use of; to utilize
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
formal; orthodox; in earnest
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
daily food; regular diet; staple food
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet