fortune-telling; divination
marriage proposal; marriage talks
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to thrust down; to push off
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
Aomori (city, prefecture)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
minor surgery; minor operation
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
business discussion; negotiation
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
speaking voice; talking voice
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
setting a place; setting the table
still; as yet; as it has been
to become settled; to be fixed
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
front; frontage; facade; main
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
vague recollection; faint memory
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on