fortune-telling; divination
tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
one-armed person; one-handed person
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
complete set; all; everything
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
retention; maintenance; preservation
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
convenient; handy; useful
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
training; drill; practice; discipline
baby monkey; small monkey
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
joke; playfulness; kidding around
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
Tieguanyin (variety of oolong tea)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value