seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west)
eighth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and north-east)
ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment
every year; yearly; annually
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to become settled; to be fixed
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
color of water after washing rice (colour)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
each individual; each person
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
second of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and southwest)
good or bad luck; fortune
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
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)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Saiha; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the koyomi for each year
Konjin; God of (unlucky) directions
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
eight-sided shape; octagon
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal