wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
fortune-telling; divination
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
household economy; family finances
loss; defeat; counter for losses
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
albino fox; white (spiritual) fox
to force one's way; to push through
calls and sounds made by insects
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
at your own discretion; as you see fit
lifting (a child) high up in the air
to accord someone every courtesy
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
change; alteration; modification
old soldier; veteran; old hand
more than anything; above all else
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace