the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
at; in; at; when; by; with
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook