to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
quality collar for an under kimono
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
haori (Japanese formal coat)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
setting off (on a trip); departure
third of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Jupiter and east)
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
missing person; wanted person
seventh of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Venus and west)
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
cram school student; student of a private-tutoring school
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
two classes; double; two sets
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
fortune teller; diviner; soothsayer