emperor (of Japan); mikado
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to gaze out at; to look out over
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
observation; watching (developments); looking out (into the distance)
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
Huang Di (The Yellow Emperor; legendary emperor of China)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
race (of people); type of person
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
deep affection; dear; beloved
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
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)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
spiritual realm of humanity
feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
long (time that has passed); old (story)
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
lawlessness; violation of customs
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku