Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
suddenly; all at once; flaring up (in anger); in a flare
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
a laughingstock; a standing joke
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
fortune-telling; divination
good or bad luck; fortune
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
divination; fortunetelling; soothsaying
fortune teller; soothsayer; diviner
fortune teller; diviner; soothsayer
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
successively; one after another
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to entrust; to leave to a person
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
participation; joining; entry; adherence
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
overnight; since last night
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)