brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
question; inquiry; enquiry
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
how; in what way; how about
in deep black; in jet black
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
belief; faith; conviction
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained