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)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
leaving a matter to chance
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to bring; to take; to bring about
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to take a breath; to take a short rest
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
property; fortune; assets
philanthropic activity; charity work
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
information transfer; information transmission
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
equality; impartiality; evenness
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
rather; better; instead; if anything
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
sympathy; compassion; pity
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious