fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
elementary level; beginner level
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
how to keep fit; how to stay healthy; health management method
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
Arabian Nights; One Thousand and One Nights
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf akebia; akebi; fruit of the akebia
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
kappore (traditional Japanese comic dance)
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)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
invitation; introduction; temptation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
at that time; in those days