to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
glow of a firefly; nearly extinguished fire; embers
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
metabolic syndrome; overweight
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
moderate; proper; just right
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
troubled times; turbulent times
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
telecommunications; correspondence
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction