people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to do for (the sake of someone else)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
even though; despite; when
in advance; beforehand; previously
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
special; particular; peculiar; unique
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(medical) doctor; physician
since when; from when; how long
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship