Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
preliminary investigation; preparation
inspection; examination; survey
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
the West; the Occident; Western countries
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
Vernal Equinox Day (national holiday; March 20 or 21); Spring Equinox Day
(motion of) precession of the equinoxes; precession
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
wet fallen leaves; retired men who get underfoot at home
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)