one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to blow out; to spout out
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
Ministry of Central Affairs (under the ritsuryo system)
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
fortune-telling; divination
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
ritsuryo system (ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century)
good or bad luck; fortune
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
main; principal; chief; primary; major
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
unique; peculiar; singular
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to mix; to blend; to combine