prediction; prophecy; prognostication
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
besides; moreover; in addition
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to mix; to stir; to blend
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
every year; yearly; annually
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
addition; annexation; appendage
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare