fate; destiny; predestination
old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers); Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
wide difference; a world of difference
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
eight (long cylindrical things)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
breathily (while talking)
fuga (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
personality; character; individuality; personhood
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
secrecy; highly classified information
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
this one; with this; in this way
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
in the background; not standing out
perception; sensing; noticing
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret