eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to compete with; to vie for
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
it hasn't been long since
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
fortune-telling; divination
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
welcome!; nice to see you!
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
divination (using bamboo divination sticks)
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
bearing; heading; point of the compass
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing (brought to Japan in the Heian period)
the West; the Occident; Western countries