to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
showcase; display case; vitrine
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
do-or-die game; crucial contest
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
fortune-telling; divination
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
everything; anything; nothing
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(someone else's) daughter
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game