suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff
unceasing; never-ending; endless
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
end; close; conclusion; termination
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
four corners; four ordinal directions
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
reading aloud; recitation
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice