type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
founder of a religious sect
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
spare time; free time; leisure time
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
absence; disregard; indifference
in accordance with; according to
technical skill; ability; capacity
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
evening; night; nighttime
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy