small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
head; chief; chairman; governor; top student; head of the class
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
alone; unaided; away from home
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
execution; punishment; spanking
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to begin to read; to leaf through a book
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
reverse side of a paper; reading between the lines
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
mature woman; middle-aged woman
knob; handle; catch; patron