fortune-telling; divination
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
when it becomes; when it comes to
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
character information; character data; textual data
writing implement; writing tool
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
vitality; (one's) life force
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
supplementary explanation
inside one's heart; in one's mind