placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to peel; to skin; to pare
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
to anticipate; to foresee
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
recalculation; recalculate
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
one's romantic fate; one's luck in love
in perfect form; going swimmingly
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to set (sun); to become dark
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to train; to discipline; to teach manners