thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
god of marriage; matchmaker
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
terrible luck (esp. on an omikuji slip); very bad luck
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
monetary offering; offertory
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
worst; worst-case (scenario)
severe; strict; tough; hard
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
(large) house; residence; mansion
blending of Japanese and Western styles
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
trustee; councillor (councilor)
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)