prophet; predictor; prognosticator
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
agricultural land; farmland
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
every evening; every night
the other day; some time ago; recently
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
strategy meeting; council of war
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
encouragement; cheering on
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
(short) rest; breather; break
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
soldier; combatant; warrior
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to count up; to enumerate
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
(short) rest; breather; break
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued