prophet; predictor; prognosticator
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
aggression; invasion; raid
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to hide; to keep to oneself
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
such; like that; that sort of; very
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
it's no joke; gimme a break!
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
after school (at the end of the day)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to be helpful; to be useful
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be conspicuous; to stand out
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to repeat; to do something over again
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
young person; youth; young
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
although I say; although one might say; although called
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal