Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
audience (with a person of high standing)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
quick to seize an opportunity
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
great difference; major mistake
and; thereupon; because of that
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
end; close; finish; termination
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
resentment; indignation; anger
being too late; losing one's final chance
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
excellent plan; best policy
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
large container; person of great talent
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes