to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
results; record; grades; marks
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
dried squid; dried cuttlefish
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
taboo word; euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
general; popular; common; typical
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
time; season; period; phase; stage
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start