soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
feminine; womanly; female
one's fate (fortune) as concerns marriage
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
living environment; habitat
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
to be on the right track; to be close enough
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
unique; individual; original; unusual
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
rival (company); competitor
administrative; managerial; operational